wipe >> wʌɪp
Definition: [verb] clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand.
Example: Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief
Definition: [verb] remove or eliminate (something) completely.
Example: things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face
Definition: [verb] erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device).
Example: I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped
Definition: [verb] pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader.
Example: a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number
Definition: [noun] an act of wiping.
Example: Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag
Definition: [noun] a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean.
Definition: [noun] a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen.