Wipe — Defs

01 n. The lapwing.

1.
The lapwing.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]

02 v. t. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.

imp. & p. p. Wiped; p. pr. & vb. n. Wiping

1.
To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
“Let me wipe thy face.” — Shak.

“I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.” — 2 Kings xxi. 13.
2.
To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
“Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon.” — Milton.
3.
To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.[Obs.]
“If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside their goods.” — Robynson (More's Utopia)

Phrases & compounds

To wipe a joint — 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.

To wipe the nose of — to cheat.

03 n. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.

1.
Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
2.
A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.[Low]
3.
A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
4.
A handkerchief.[Thieves' Cant or Slang]
5.
Stain; brand.[Obs.]