wipe someone out Definition

wipe
verb wiped, wiping

1. To clean or dry something with a cloth, etc.

Thesaurus: clean, sponge, wash, clear, swab.
2. To dry (dishes).
3. To remove it by wiping.

Form: wipe something away (often)
Form: wipe something off
Form: wipe something out
Form: wipe something up
4a. computing.
To clear (magnetic tape or a disk) of its contents;
4b. computing.
To erase (the content) from a disk or magnetic tape.
5. To remove or get rid of something.

Example: wiped the incident from his memory
6. To pass (a cloth, etc) over, or rub (a liquid, etc) on to, a surface.
(Austral)
7. colloq
To discard (a person, idea or proposition, etc).
tr & intr
8. To clean oneself with toilet paper after urinating or defecating.

noun

1. The act of cleaning something by rubbing.

Example: Give the table a quick wipe
2. The act of wiping oneself.
3. slang
A handkerchief.
4. A piece of fabric or tissue, usually specially treated, for wiping and cleaning eg wounds.
5. cinematog.
A style of editing in which the picture on the screen appears to be pushed or wiped off the screen by the following one.

Idiom: wipe the floor with someone

To defeat them completely.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wipian.

Phrasal Verb: wipe something down

To wipe it (especially something vertical or upright).

Phrasal Verb: wipe out

To fall from a surfboard or skis, etc. See also wipeout.

Phrasal Verb: wipe someone out

To kill or murder them.

Phrasal Verb: wipe something out

To clean out the inside of it.To remove or get rid of it.To destroy or obliterate it.