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Uncommonwipe
The correct spelling is wipe.
How to pronounce wipe
/waɪp/
nounIPA: /waɪp/
Say it like: Wip-e
The correct spelling is wipe. The act of wiping something. For example: "multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk"
Usage Examples
“multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk”
“I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.”
“I accidentally wiped my hard drive.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of wiping something.
- 2.A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
- 3.A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
- 4.A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.
- 5.A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
verb
- 1.To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
- 2.To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
- 3.To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
- 4.To erase.
- 5.To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
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