English verb: wipe off | |||
1. | wipe off (contact) remove by wiping | ||
Synonyms | wipe away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deterge | ||
2. | wipe off (contact) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||
Samples | Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!. | ||
Synonyms | efface, erase, rub out, score out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cancel, delete | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut out, scratch out, sponge | ||
Entail | rub | ||