- wipe something out
- tv. to use up all of omething. (See also wiped (out).)□ I wiped the cookies out—not all at once, of course. CD Who wiped out the strawberry preserves?
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wipe something out — eliminate something completely their life savings were wiped out * * * ˌwipe sb/sthˈout derived often passive to destroy or remove sb/sth completely • Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake. • Last year s profits were virtually wiped out … Useful english dictionary
wipe something out — remove or eliminate completely. → wipe … English new terms dictionary
wipe sth out — UK US wipe sth out Phrasal Verb with wipe({{}}/waɪp/ verb [T] IT ► if an increase in the value, level, etc. of something is wiped out, the value, level, etc. goes down to the point where the increase started: »Investors saw their recent gains… … Financial and business terms
ˌwipe sth ˈout — phrasal verb to destroy or get rid of something completely Syn: eradicate We want to wipe out world hunger by the year 2010.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wipe someone/something out — DESTROY, annihilate, eradicate, eliminate; slaughter, massacre, kill, exterminate; demolish, raze to the ground; informal take out, zap; N. Amer. informal waste; poeti … Useful english dictionary
blot something out — 1) Mary blotted out her picture Syn: erase, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge, eradicate; cross out, strike out, wipe out 2) clouds were starting to blot out the stars Syn: conce … Thesaurus of popular words
blot something out — 1 Mary blotted out her picture: ERASE, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge; cross out, strike out. 2 clouds were starting to blot out the stars … Useful english dictionary
root something out — 1 the hedge was rooted out: UPROOT, deracinate, pull up, grub out. 2 root out corruption: ERADICATE, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stam … Useful english dictionary
blot something out — 1) clouds were starting to blot out the stars Syn: conceal, hide, obscure, exclude, obliterate, shadow, eclipse 2) he urged her to blot out the memory Syn: erase, blank out, wipe out, eradicate … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
root something out — Syn: eradicate, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stamp out, abolish, end, put a stop to … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
