wipe out

1. (transitive)To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.

   a tornado that nearly wiped out an entire town

   auslöschen, vernichten

   уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ, истребля́тьistrebljátʹ

2. (transitive)To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.).

   nearly a year's worth of database records wiped out by disk failure coupled with lack of backups

   auswischen, ausradieren

   стира́тьstirátʹ, стере́тьsterétʹ

3. (transitive)To do away with; to cause to disappear.

   trying to wipe out hunger and alleviate despair

4. (informal, transitive)To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out.

   An hour of snow shoveling kind of wiped me out more than I expected.

   wipe out the effect of something

5. (informal, transitive)To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).

   They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out.

   Unexpected big-ticket expenses wiped out his bank balance.

6. (intransitive)To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).

   shot into the half-pipe but then wiped out

   A massive wave caused him to wipe out.

7. (transitive)To knock (a surfer) off their board.

   A massive wave wiped him out.

1. I'm still feeling pretty wiped out.

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2. Tom looks totally wiped out.

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3. I feel pretty wiped out.

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4. Tom is pretty wiped out.

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5. The fire wiped out the city.

   Вогонь знищив місто.

   ruОгонь уничтожил город.

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• wipe offстерти, стиратиTo remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
• wipe outвикористовувати, використатиTo destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
• wipe upTo dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
• wipe downTo clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
• wipe awayTo remove or erase with a wiping motion.