There is mud on your shirt. Please wipe it off.
•I must wipe off the ketchup from my shirt.
2. to tidy or clean something by wiping (something else) off. •Please wipe the table off. There's water on it.
•Wipe off your shirt. There's ketchup on it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wipe something off the map — wipe something off/from/the map wipe something off the face of the earth phrase to destroy something, or to make it disappear completely Some villages had been wiped from the map. Thesaurus: to make something disappear or stop existing … Useful english dictionary
wipe something off something — wipe sth off sth derived to remove sth from sth • Billions of pounds were wiped off share prices today. Main entry: ↑wipederived … Useful english dictionary
wipe something off the face of the earth — wipe sb/sth off the ˌface of the ˈearth | wipe sth off the ˈmap idiom to destroy or remove sb/sth completely Main entry: ↑wipeidiom … Useful english dictionary
wipe something off — subtract an amount from a value or debt. → wipe … English new terms dictionary
wipe something off — subtract an amount from a value or debt the crash wiped 24 percent off stock prices … Useful english dictionary
wipe something off the map — obliterate something totally. → map … English new terms dictionary
wipe something from the map — wipe something off/from/the map wipe something off the face of the earth phrase to destroy something, or to make it disappear completely Some villages had been wiped from the map. Thesaurus: to make something disappear or stop existing … Useful english dictionary
something off the map — [blow/bomb/wipe etc.] (something/swh) off the map to destroy something completely, especially with bombs. At least eight Spanish warships were blown off the map … New idioms dictionary
wipe — [waɪp] verb wipe off phrasal verb [transitive] wipe something off something FINANCE to suddenly reduce the value of shares, a company etc, especially by a large amount: • There was a huge stockmarket crash which wiped 24 percent off stock prices … Financial and business terms
wipe — wipe1 S3 [waıp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean/rub)¦ 2¦(remove dirt)¦ 3¦(computer/tape)¦ 4 wipe something from your mind/memory 5 wipe the floor with somebody 6 wipe the slate clean 7 wipe the smile/grin off somebody s face 8 wipe something off the face of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wipe — wipe1 [ waıp ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to clean or dry something by moving a cloth or something soft over it: Let me just wipe the table before you sit down. Wipe your mouth. You ve got chocolate all over it. She wiped away her tears. wipe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
