Definitions:
clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand

remove or eliminate (something) completely

pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader

an act of wiping

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.