wipe out

1. in. to crash.

□ I wiped out on the curve.

□ The car wiped out on the curve.

2. in. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc.

□ I wiped out and skinned my knee. U If I wipe out again, my mother says I’m through.

3. [“waipaut] n. a wreck. (Usually wipe-out.)

□ There was a four-car wipe-out on the expressway when I came in this morning.

□ It was a pretty serious wipe-out, but no one was killed.

4. n. an accident on a bicycle, skates, surfboard, skateboard, etc. (Usually wipe-out.)

□ I had a nasty wipe-out, but I only bruised my elbow. D That last wipe-out wrecked my bike.

5. n. a loser; someone who is likely to wipe out. (Usually wipe-out.)

□ The guy’s a wipe-out, for sure.

□ Please don’t call my friend a wipe-out.