wipe out
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wipe out
verb wipes out · wiping out · wiped out
- To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. a tornado that nearly wiped out an entire town
- To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.). nearly a year's worth of database records wiped out by disk failure coupled with lack of backups
- To do away with; to cause to disappear. trying to wipe out hunger and alleviate despair
- To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out. An hour of snow shoveling kind of wiped me out more than I expected.
- To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance). They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out.
- To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.). shot into the half-pipe but then wiped out
- To knock (a surfer) off their board. A massive wave wiped him out.
noun wipe outs
- Nonstandard form of wipeout; nonstandard but widespread.
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verb to destroy or obliterate
| Español | aniquilar, exterminar, borrar del mapa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무찌르다 mujjireuda |
| 日本語 | 一掃する issō suru |
| Português | aniquilar, exterminar |
| Français | anéantir |
| Deutsch | auslöschen, vernichten |
| Italiano | obliterare, spazzare via, eliminare, annientare, cancellare dalla terra |
| Ελληνικά | εξαλείφω exaleífo |
| Русский | уничтожа́ть uničtožátʹ, уничто́жить uničtóžitʹ, истребля́ть istrebljátʹ, истреби́ть istrebítʹ |
verb to erase
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| Português | apagar |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | auswischen, ausradieren |
| Italiano | cancellare |
| Русский | стира́ть stirátʹ, стере́ть sterétʹ |
verb to crash or fall
| Español | caer, sacarse la mugre, sacarse la mierda |
|---|---|
| Português | cair |
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@misc{wipe_out_2026,
title = {wipe out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wipe%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
