wipe

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wiped p. pr. & vb. n. Wiping. ] [ OE. vipen, AS. wīpian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp of straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa a blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me wipe thy face. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 2 Kings xxi. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively. “To wipe out our ingratitude.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

If they by coveyne [ covin ] or gile be wiped beside their goods. Robynson (More's Utopia) [ 1913 Webster ]

To wipe a joint (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. --
To wipe the nose of, to cheat. [ Old Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A handkerchief. [ Thieves' Cant or Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Stain; brand. [ Obs. ] “Slavish wipe.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]