wipe

Definitions

General English

• verb to clean or dry something with a cloth

Aviation

• verb to clean or to dry by using a cloth

Computing

• verb to clean data from a disk

Electronics

• To move smoothly over a surface while maintaining continuous contact, as with wiping contacts. Also called slide.

Information & Library Science

• verb to remove all information from a disk

Media Studies

• noun a way of mixing from one image to another in which neither fades, but the incoming image replaces the second in any of a variety of ways, such as ‘opening up’ from the centre or rushing in from the side.

Publishing

• noun a printing defect where the ink blurs and forms lines at the edge of the type area

Slang

• verb to kill or destroy. A racier version of the standard phrase ‘wipe out’.
• verb to snub, ignore or blank (someone). This usage was prevalent in the 1950s.
• verb to be repellent, inferior or worthless. A more recent synonym of suck and blow, in use principally among adolescent speakers.

Nearby Definitions of “wipe”

• winter savory
• winter solstice
• winter sports
• winter squash
• winter wheat
• wipe
• wipeout
• wiper
• wiping contacts
• WIPO Copyright Treaty
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Contexts for “wipe”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• Aviation
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science
• Media Studies
• Publishing
• Slang