Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wipe \Wipe\, n. [Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]

Wipe \Wipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[=i]pian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp of
   straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa a
   blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.]
   1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry
      by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.

            Let me wipe thy face.                 --Shak.

            I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping
            it, and turning it upside down.       --2 Kings xxi.
                                                  13.

   2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; --
      usually followed by away, off or out. Also used
      figuratively. ``To wipe out our ingratitude.'' --Shak.

            Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them
            soon.                                 --Milton.

   3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by
      out. [Obs.] --Spenser.

            If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside
            their goods.                          --Robynson
                                                  (More's
                                                  Utopia)

   {To wipe a joint} (Plumbing), to make a joint, as between
      pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a
      mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of
      a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.

   {To wipe the nose of}, to cheat. [Old Slang]

Wipe \Wipe\, n.
   1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.

   2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [Low]

   3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. --Swift.

   4. A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]

   5. Stain; brand. [Obs.] ``Slavish wipe.'' --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

wipe
     n : the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
         [syn: {rub}]

wipe
     v : rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard" [syn: {pass
         over}]