wipe away

Thân thiện

She uses a cloth to wipe away the spilled milk from the table.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remove by wiping: To eliminate or clear something, typically a liquid or a mark, by using a wiping motion with a cloth, hand, or other object.

Usage

• This verb is transitive and requires a direct object (the thing being removed). It is often used with substances like tears, sweat, dirt, or marks.
• The typical structure is: Subject + wipe away + Object.

Examples

• Verb:
  • She used a tissue to wipe away her tears.
  • The janitor wiped away the graffiti from the wall.
  • He wiped away the condensation from the mirror.

Advanced Usage

• Emotional or Abstract Removal: While typically physical, "wipe away" can be used metaphorically to suggest removing non-physical things like worries or memories.
  • Time helped wipe away the pain of the loss.
  • The apology seemed to wipe away all his anger.

Variants and Related Words

• Wipe off (phrasal verb): Often interchangeable with "wipe away," especially for removing substances from a surface.
  • Please wipe off the mud from your boots.
• Wipe (verb): The base form, meaning to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, hand, etc.
• Wiper (noun): A device or person that wipes (e.g., windshield wipers).

Synonyms

• Erase: To remove marks or writing.
• Clean off: To remove dirt or marks, making something clean.
• Blot: To dry or clean by pressing with an absorbent material.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Wipe out: To destroy completely or erase.
  • The epidemic wiped out half the population.
• Wipe up: To clean a liquid spill by wiping.
  • Could you wipe up the coffee you spilled?
• Wipe down: To clean the surface of something thoroughly by wiping.
  • She wiped down the kitchen counters.

Related Idioms

• Wipe the slate clean: To forget past mistakes or arguments and start again.
  • After our fight, we decided to wipe the slate clean and be friends again.

Học thuật

Verb

1. remove by wiping

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wipe off