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wipe out

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present tense
I/you/we/theywipe out
he/she/itwipes out
present participlewiping out
past tensewiped out
past participlewiped out
  1. 1
    [transitive] to clean the inside of something with a cloth

    Just wipe out the refrigerator with a damp cloth.

  2. 2
    [transitive] to destroy or get rid of something completely

    We want to wipe out world hunger by the year 2010.

  3. 3
    [transitive] informal to make someone extremely tired

    The early-morning meetings really wipe me out.

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