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wipe off

DEFINITIONS OF: wipe off

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v remove by wiping

Synonyms:
wipe away
Types:
deterge
wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

v remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Synonyms:
efface, erase, rub out, score out
Types:
sponge
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
cut out, scratch out
strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
Type of:
cancel, delete
remove or make invisible
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