Wipe

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Stain; brand.

II. Wipe ·noun A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.

III. Wipe ·noun A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.

IV. Wipe ·noun The Lapwing.

V. Wipe ·noun A Handkerchief.

VI. Wipe ·noun Act of rubbing, ·esp. in order to clean.

VII. Wipe ·vt To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.

VIII. Wipe ·vt To Cheat; to Defraud; to Trick;

— usually followed by out.

IX. Wipe ·vt To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to Obliterate;

— usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.

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