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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wipe off en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (literally, transitive) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
    • wipe a picture off the board
    • wipe water off the windscreen
  2. (literally, transitive) To clean (something), removing any dirt from it, by wiping it.
    • The countertop is dirty. Please wipe it off.
    • wipe off the countertop
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To destroy completely, leaving no trace.
    • wipe a species off the planet Earth
    • Wipe that smile off your face!
    • Global warming could wipe some coastal areas off the map.
    • Wipe his data off the computer.
  4. (slang) To remove semen off from the buttocks of a sexual partner after doing anal sex.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wiping off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wiped off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wiped off Tense=Past lexicographic
wipes off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

wipe down · wipe away · wipe out · wipe up

Translations (21)

ru вы́тереть (remove by wiping) · la tergeō (remove by wiping) · de abwischen (remove by wiping) · he מָחָה (remove by wiping) · pl zetrzeć (remove by wiping) · pl ścierać (remove by wiping) · cmn 擦掉 (remove by wiping) · ar عَفَا (destroy, leaving no trace) · fr rayer (destroy, leaving no trace) · pl zetrzeć (destroy, leaving no trace) · ko 닦다 (remove by wiping) · fr rayer (remove by wiping) · he מָחָה (destroy, leaving no trace) · ru вытира́ть (remove by wiping) · ja 拭く (remove by wiping) · ru стира́ть (remove by wiping) · pl ścierać (destroy, leaving no trace) · la dētergeō (remove by wiping) · ru стере́ть (remove by wiping) · ar مَسَحَ (remove by wiping) · ar مَحَى (destroy, leaving no trace)