wipe out

wipe out
wipe out
1. Inf. to crash. •

I wiped out on the curve.

The car wiped out on the curve.

2. Inf. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc. •

I wiped out and skinned my knee.

If I wipe out again, my mother says I'm through.

3. Inf. to fail badly. •

The test was terrible! I'm sure I wiped out.

It was a bad test. I wiped out for sure.

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{v.} 1. To remove or erase by wiping or rubbing. * /The teacher wiped out with an eraser what she had written on the board./ Compare: RUB OUT. 2. {informal} To remove, kill, or destroy completely. * /The earthquake wiped out the town./ * /Doctors are searching for a cure that will wipe out cancer./ * /The Indians wiped out the soldiers who were sent to stop their attacks./ Compare: RUB OUT, STAMP OUT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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