Colloquial Variant guide
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verb
To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To clean (something), removing any dirt from it, by wiping it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To destroy completely, leaving no trace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To remove semen off from the buttocks of a sexual partner after doing anal sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
remove by wiping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: wipe away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: deterge
verb
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: erase, rub out, score out, efface
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: delete, cancel
Narrower terms: sponge, scratch out, cut out
History
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Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
