Meaning

4 senses
  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.

    I'll wipe up that spilled milk.

    First let me wipe up all these bread crumbs.

  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.

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  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.

More definitions
  • to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Mennad wiped up with that newspaper.

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  2. Yanni wiped up the resin quickly.

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  3. Spilled juice or drinks should be wiped up promptly to prevent sticky spots.

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  4. After using items from the fridge, remember to wipe up any spills or drips.

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  5. Mennad wiped up his ass.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth:

Forms

wipes up, wiping up, wiped up, wiped up
Base formwipe up · to wipe up
3rd person singularwipes up
Present participlewiping up
Past simplewiped up
Past participlewiped up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywipe up
he, she, itwipes up

Past simpleLesson

all personswiped up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wiped up
he, she, ithas wiped up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wipe up

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop:mop upmop

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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