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The act of wiping something.

Example: multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk

A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.

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.

A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.

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

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

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

To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.

To erase.

Example: I accidentally wiped my hard drive.

A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.

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

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