wipe down

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

1. To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.

   Coordinate terms: rinse down, wash down, wipe off

   Please wipe down the kitchen appliances.

   The fridge door is grimy. Please wipe it down with some spray cleaner.

   • 1673, Randle Cotgrave, A French and English dictionary‎, page SIL SIM SIN:

     Since. f. A dish-cloth, fleece-cloth, cloth to wipe down tables, or to rub the house.

   • 2013, Mike Gilmore, chapter 29, in Levels of Power: The Legislator‎, →ISBN, page 160:

     "Officially...no comment," Randy answered and he took the damp kitchen towel from Annie and used it to wipe down the countertop of any dish water residue.