wipe off

phrasal verb

wiped off; wiping off; wipes off

: to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, one's hand, etc.

I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.

She wiped the counters off.

: to remove (something) by rubbing

I wiped the food off the baby's face.

She wiped off the oil from the counter.

—often used figuratively in British English

More than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices.

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Unfortunately for Jackson State and Terrell Jr., the touchdown was wiped off the board. —

Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024 Again, the Giants didn’t score after the points were wiped off the board. —

Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024 López told our group of nine how the ancient Romans had used the tunnels as escape routes from invaders, then grabbed a few of the mysterious bottles, wiped off the condensation, and led us out into the sunlight to taste them. —

Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024 Always scrape or wipe off F.O.G. before washing dishes. —

Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wipe off