We were ordered to wipe out a small enemy force hiding in the village.
The floods wiped whole villages out.
My neighbor was totally wiped out by the last recession.
A night out with Paul and Michelle just about wiped us out.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
wipe out — PHRASAL VERB To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely. [V P n (not pron)] Experts say if the island is not protected, the spill could wipe out the Gulf s turtle population... [V P n… … English dictionary
wipe out someone — wipe out (someone/something) 1. to destroy someone or something. We were ordered to wipe out a small enemy force hiding in the village. The floods wiped whole villages out. 2. to cause someone to lose or spend all their money. My neighbor was… … New idioms dictionary
wipe out — (someone/something) 1. to destroy someone or something. We were ordered to wipe out a small enemy force hiding in the village. The floods wiped whole villages out. 2. to cause someone to lose or spend all their money. My neighbor was totally… … New idioms dictionary
wipe out — {v.} 1. To remove or erase by wiping or rubbing. * /The teacher wiped out with an eraser what she had written on the board./ Compare: RUB OUT. 2. {informal} To remove, kill, or destroy completely. * /The earthquake wiped out the town./ * /Doctors … Dictionary of American idioms
wipe out — {v.} 1. To remove or erase by wiping or rubbing. * /The teacher wiped out with an eraser what she had written on the board./ Compare: RUB OUT. 2. {informal} To remove, kill, or destroy completely. * /The earthquake wiped out the town./ * /Doctors … Dictionary of American idioms
wipe out — verb 1. kill in large numbers (Freq. 1) the plague wiped out an entire population • Syn: ↑eliminate, ↑annihilate, ↑extinguish, ↑eradicate, ↑decimate, ↑carry off … Useful english dictionary
wipe out — phrasal verb Word forms wipe out : present tense I/you/we/they wipe out he/she/it wipes out present participle wiping out past tense wiped out past participle wiped out 1) [transitive] to destroy or get rid of something completely We want to wipe … English dictionary
wipe out — 1. in. to crash. □ I wiped out on the curve. □ The car wiped out on the curve. 2. in. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc. □ I wiped out and skinned my knee. U If I wipe out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wipe someone/something out — DESTROY, annihilate, eradicate, eliminate; slaughter, massacre, kill, exterminate; demolish, raze to the ground; informal take out, zap; N. Amer. informal waste; poeti … Useful english dictionary
wipe out — verb a) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate. b) To physically erase something written … Wiktionary
