Collocations for wipe - verb
ADVERB
carefully,
gently
hastily, quickly
easily
The plastic surface can be easily wiped.
hastily, quickly
easily
The plastic surface can be easily wiped.
just,
simply
away, down, up
I wiped up the spilled wine.
away, down, up
I wiped up the spilled wine.
PREPOSITION
from
She gently wiped the tears from her eyes.
She gently wiped the tears from her eyes.
off
He wiped the marks off the wall.
He wiped the marks off the wall.
on
She wiped her hands on the towel.
She wiped her hands on the towel.
with
When you've finished with it, simply wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
When you've finished with it, simply wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
wipe sth out - PHRASAL VERB
ADVERB
completely,
totally
almost, nearly, practically, virtually
The regiment was virtually wiped out in the first battle.
almost, nearly, practically, virtually
The regiment was virtually wiped out in the first battle.
effectively
The disease has been effectively wiped out.
The disease has been effectively wiped out.
VERB + wipe out
threaten to
pollution that threatens to wipe out 100 000 fish
pollution that threatens to wipe out 100 000 fish
Wipe is used with these nouns as the object:
blood, brow, counter, crumb, dirt, disk, drop, dust, eye, floor, foot, forehead, glasses, grease, hand, lip, mascara, mouth, nose, palm, perspiration, saliva, sweat, table, tape, tear, windscreen
blood, brow, counter, crumb, dirt, disk, drop, dust, eye, floor, foot, forehead, glasses, grease, hand, lip, mascara, mouth, nose, palm, perspiration, saliva, sweat, table, tape, tear, windscreen