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1.nounThe act of wiping something."multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk"
2.nounA soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
3.nounA kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
4.nounA sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.
5.verbTo move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)"I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand."
6.verbTo remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
7.verbTo cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
8.verbTo erase."I accidentally wiped my hard drive."
9.verbTo 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.
10.verbTo remove an expression from one's face."You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in."
11.verbTo deperm (a ship).