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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wipe up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Australian, British, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
    • You're not watching TV until you've wiped up!
  2. To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.
    • First let me wipe up all these bread crumbs.
    • I'll wipe up that spilled milk.
  3. To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.
    • I always wipe up the counter before making dinner.
    • Please wipe up the kitchen at the end of your shift.
  4. (US, figuratively, slang, transitive) To defeat (an opponent) thoroughly; trounce.
    • We're going to wipe up your team just like we wiped up the Canaries.

Forms

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

Coordinates

wipe down · wipe away · wipe off · mop up

Hypernyms

clean up

Synonyms

dry up

Translations (7)

pt limpar (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · pl wytrzeć (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · fr essuyer (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · fro essuier (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · pl wycierać (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · de aufwischen (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth) · mi opeope (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth)