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)
- (British, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
- Synonym: dry up
- You're not watching TV until you've wiped up!
- 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.
- To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.
- (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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