wipe

1. (transitive)To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

   Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.

   I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.

2. (transitive)To smear (a substance) with this kind of motion.

   You've wiped grease all over your shirt.

   rub with a circular motion

3. (transitive)To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.

   wischen, schmieren

   вытира́тьvytirátʹ, вы́теретьvýteretʹ, стира́тьstirátʹ

   витира́тиvytyráty, ви́тертиvýterty

4. (ambitransitive)To clean (the anus, buttocks and/or genitals) after defecation or urination.

   I had nothing to wipe my bum with.

   Even if you wipe very carefully, you still have to wash your hands afterward.

   wischen

5. (transitive)To erase.

   I accidentally wiped my hard drive.

   löschen

   стира́тьstirátʹ, стере́тьsterétʹ

6. (transitive)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.

7. (figuratively)To remove an expression from one's face.

   You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.

8. (transitive)To deperm (a ship).

9. To perform a transition in which one scene or slide is replaced with another over time along a horizontal axis, as if one scene or slide is a layer being slid off the other.

10. (intransitive)To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.

    If you try to fight that boss underprepared, you're definitely gonna wipe.

11. (UK, obsolete, slang)To hit or strike.

12. (obsolete)To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.

1. Tom wiped his hands on his jeans.

   Том витер руки об свої джинси. — deniko

   ruТом вытер руки о джинсы. — marafon

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2. Tom wiped the table with a wet cloth.

   Том протер стіл вологою ганчіркою. — deniko

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3. I wiped the window sill with a paper towel.

   Я витерла підвіконня паперовим рушником. — oromashka

   ruЯ вытер подоконник бумажным полотенцем. — Selena777

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4. Tom wiped the table.

   Том витер стіл. — deniko

   ruТом вытер стол. — corvard

   deTom wischte den Tisch ab. — Trinkschokolade

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5. I'm wiping the table.

   Я витираю стіл. — deniko

   ruЯ вытираю стол. — marafon

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regular · Lesson

• 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.