wipe up
Clean a puddle
To wipe up is to clean a surface by wiping, especially to remove spilled liquid: Can you wipe up that mess?
It also means to defeat thoroughly: They wiped up the competition.
The noun wipe-up refers to an act of cleaning.
Clean a puddle
To wipe up is to clean a surface by wiping, especially to remove spilled liquid: Can you wipe up that mess?
It also means to defeat thoroughly: They wiped up the competition.
The noun wipe-up refers to an act of cleaning.
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Clean a puddle
To wipe up is to clean a surface by wiping, especially to remove spilled liquid: Can you wipe up that mess?
It also means to defeat thoroughly: They wiped up the competition.
The noun wipe-up refers to an act of cleaning.
1. absorbing — soak, Saturate with liquid; blot (Mark left by spillage); dab (Small amount applied); absorb (Take in fully); sop · dry · saturate · paper towel · cloth · liquid · moisture · wet · seep · spill
2. cleaning — mop, Floor-washing implement; sponge (Absorbent cleaning material); rag (Worn piece of fabric); towel (Absorbent fabric for drying); cloth · swab · napkin · paper towel · washcloth · duster · scrub brush · spill · mess · puddle
cleaning actionwipe up ≠ spill Accidental liquid release; make a mess · dirty · soil · splatter · smear
SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENTwipe up ≠ spill Accidental liquid release; pour out · spill over · slosh · dump · splash
up, wipe, wiped, wiping, wipes, wiper, wipers, wipeout, wipeouts
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/wipe_up