English Dictionary

wipe

IPA（発音記号）

/waɪp/

動詞

他動詞 廃用 自動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

日本語の意味

（他動詞）拭く、拭き取る。表面に触れたまま物を動かし、汚れなどの物質を取り除く行為を指す。

Before guests arrive, please wipe the kitchen table to remove any crumbs and spills.

客が来る前に、食べかすやこぼれを取り除くために台所のテーブルを拭いてください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.

意味（2）

(transitive) To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.

Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.

The English, which they thinke lye still in wayte to wipe them out of theyr landes.

意味（4）

(transitive, intransitive) To clean (the buttocks) after defecation.

I had nothing to wipe my butt with.

意味（5）

(transitive, computing) To erase.

I accidentally wiped my hard drive.

意味（6）

(transitive, plumbing) To 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.

意味（7）

(figuratively) To remove an expression from one's face.

Please wipe that look out of your eyes, it's bribing me to doubt myself.

意味（8）

(transitive) To deperm (a ship).

wipes （ present singular third-person ）

wiping （ participle present ）

wiped （ participle past ）

wiped （ past ）