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Wipe out
noun, verb, slang
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Noun
- 1 Nonstandard form of wipeout; nonstandard but widespread. alt-of, nonstandard
Verb
- 1 To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. transitive
"a tornado that nearly wiped out an entire town"
- 2 kill in large numbers wordnet
- 3 To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.). transitive
"nearly a year's worth of database records wiped out by disk failure coupled with lack of backups"
- 4 wipe out the effect of something wordnet
- 5 To do away with; to cause to disappear. transitive
"trying to wipe out hunger and alleviate despair"
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- 6 mark for deletion, rub off, or erase wordnet
- 7 To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out. informal, transitive
"An hour of snow shoveling kind of wiped me out more than I expected."
- 8 remove from memory or existence wordnet
- 9 To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance). informal, transitive
"They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out."
- 10 use up (resources or materials) wordnet
- 11 To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.). intransitive
"shot into the half-pipe but then wiped out"
- 12 eliminate completely and without a trace wordnet
- 13 To knock (a surfer) off their board. transitive
"A massive wave wiped him out."
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