wiped off
Removed by rubbing
Wiped off describes something removed by wiping—a cleaning motion across a surface: She wiped off the counter, He wiped the dust off his glasses.
Figuratively, to be wiped off is to be eliminated or erased completely: The town was wiped off the map, That loss wiped the smile off his face.
- clearedFound not guilty
- rubbed outSlain, gangland style
- crossed outMarked as removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- deletedPermanently removed
rub · mopped · cloth · towel · paper towel · napkin · removed · scrubbed · erased · redacted · clean slate · slate · destroyed · rag · dusted · obliterated · eradicated · rinsed