wipe

wipe is a 4-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The lapwing. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The lapwing.
2. transitive verb. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
3. transitive verb. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
4. transitive verb. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.
5. noun. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
6. noun. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.
7. noun. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
8. noun. A handkerchief.
9. noun. Stain; brand.
10. noun. the act of rubbing or wiping

    "he gave the hood a quick rub"

    Synonyms: rub

11. verb. rub with a circular motion

    "wipe the blackboard"

    "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

Synonyms

rub

Common word forms

wiped, wiper, wipes, wiping, wipeable

Words from these letters

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