wipes out

Falls off surfboard

Wipes out means to destroy completely or eliminate: The tsunami wiped out entire villages.

In surfing and other board sports, to wipe out is to fall or crash spectacularly: He wiped out on the half-pipe.

Extended to exhaustion, wiped out means extremely tired: I'm completely wiped out after that flight.

Related

eradicate · annihilate · wipes the floor with · decimate · demolish · mass destruction · effaces · exterminate · liquidate · extinguish · expunge · blown away · skid · crush · stumble · falls over · crash and burn · abolish

Categories
Opposites
destruction vs. creation

wipes outcreates

Brings into being

builds · establishes · constructs · generates · produces

weakening vs. strengthening

wipes outstrengthens

Increases force or durability

fortifies · reinforces · bolsters · empowers · invigorates

exhaustion vs. restoration

wipes outrestores

Returns to previous state

revives · rejuvenates · refreshes · replenishes · energizes

Family

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Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG