wipe off
phrasal verb
wiped off; wiping off; wipes off
1
: to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, one's hand, etc.
I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.
She wiped the counters off.
2
: to remove (something) by rubbing
I wiped the food off the baby's face.
She wiped off the oil from the counter.
—often used figuratively in British EnglishMore than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices.
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Use a fresh, dry cloth to wipe off the shaving cream.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Not just a home, but entire neighborhoods and communities were largely wiped off the map following the spate of January wildfires that devastated southern California.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Now that Trump is back in office again, many of those resource documents appear to have been wiped off the department’s website.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 Feb. 2025
Down a goal and given a reprieve when Makar’s potential hat-trick tally was wiped off the board early in the third, the Rangers made a huge push.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
Not just a home, but entire neighborhoods and communities were largely wiped off the map following the spate of January wildfires that devastated southern California.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Now that Trump is back in office again, many of those resource documents appear to have been wiped off the department’s website.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 8 Feb. 2025
Down a goal and given a reprieve when Makar’s potential hat-trick tally was wiped off the board early in the third, the Rangers made a huge push.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Wipe off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wipe%20off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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