verb
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To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
example
I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.
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To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
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To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
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To erase.
example
I accidentally wiped my hard drive.
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To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
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To remove an expression from one's face.
example
You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.
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To deperm (a ship).