wipe off

phrasal verb

wiped off; wiping off; wipes off

1

: 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.

2

: 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.

Examples of wipe off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Step 3: Clean The Shelves Use a sponge or wash cloth dipped in warm, soapy water to wipe off shelves. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025

Just wipe off with a cotton round and move on with your routine. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025

After washing the bike, run it through a rag to wipe off dirt and water, then lubricate it with mountain-bike-specific chain lube. —Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025

Avoid taking extreme measures such as shutting down servers or wiping off systems without saving evidence of destruction. —Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for wipe off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff