wipe up

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wipe up (third-person singular simple present wipes up, present participle wiping up, simple past and past participle wiped up)

  1. (British, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
    Synonym: dry up
    You're not watching TV until you've wiped up!
  2. To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.
    I'll wipe up that spilled milk.
    First let me wipe up all these bread crumbs.
  3. To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.
    Hypernym: clean up
    Coordinate terms: mop up, wipe away, wipe down, wipe off
    I always wipe up the counter before making dinner.
    Please wipe up the kitchen at the end of your shift.
  4. (US, transitive, slang, figurative) To defeat (an opponent) thoroughly; trounce.
    We're going to wipe up your team just like we wiped up the Canaries.

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