wipe off

phrasal verb

wiped off; wiping off; wipes off

: to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, one's hand, etc.

I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.

She wiped the counters off.

: to remove (something) by rubbing

I wiped the food off the baby's face.

She wiped off the oil from the counter.

—often used figuratively in British English

More than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices.

Examples of wipe off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To remove stains: Spot clean with a spray-on stain remover applied to stains and wiped off with a microfiber cloth. —

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024 In 2022, Europe’s tech sector saw $400 billion wiped off its overall market capitalization amid a sharp slide in tech valuations. —

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024 Around $279 billion of value was wiped off of chipmaker Nvidia yesterday in the biggest one-day market capitalization drop for a U.S. stock in history. —

Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 Areas were simply wiped off the map, with hundreds still unaccounted for. —

Dylan Tupper Rupert, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wipe off

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