[wʌɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand
(e.g: Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief)

- remove or eliminate (something) completely
(e.g: things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face)

- pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader
(e.g: a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number)


Phrases:
- wipe someone's eye
- wipe the floor with
- wipe the slate clean

Origin:
Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip

[wʌɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of wiping
(e.g: Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag)

- a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean

- 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


Phrases:
- wipe someone's eye
- wipe the floor with
- wipe the slate clean

Origin:
Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip