English verb: wipe up | |||
1. | wipe up (contact) to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | ||
Samples | Mop the hallway now. He mopped her forehead with a towel. | ||
Synonyms | mop, mop up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sponge, swab, swob | ||