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Wipe out

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
"a tornado that nearly wiped out an entire town"
2.VerbTo physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.).
"nearly a year's worth of database records wiped out by disk failure coupled with lack of backups"
3.VerbTo do away with; to cause to disappear.
"trying to wipe out hunger and alleviate despair"
4.VerbTo exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out.
"An hour of snow shoveling kind of wiped me out more than I expected."
5.VerbTo bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).
"They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out.; Unexpected big-ticket expenses wiped out his bank balance."
6.VerbTo crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).
"shot into the half-pipe but then wiped out; A massive wave caused him to wipe out."
7.VerbTo knock (a surfer) off their board.
"A massive wave wiped him out."
8.NounNonstandard form of wipeout; nonstandard but widespread.
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