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 | ||