wipe up

Verb

Meaning

to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mop mop up wash achieve DRY dust clean accomplish wipe bleach cleanse swab sweeten wipe off clean up

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Antonyms

institute create open start begin establish

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Hypernyms

draw absorb suck imbibe suck up soak up

Hyponyms

sponge swab swob

Examples

When I need to wipe my face, I use the back of my hand, And I like to take up space just because I can, And I use my dress to wipe up my drink. I care less and less what people think. Ani DiFranco

Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about. Ellen DeGeneres

Mop the hallway now Source: Internet

He mopped her forehead with a towel Source: Internet

But, elsewhere, water has been an easy cinch to wipe up. Source: Internet

Or when I went to wipe up a spill on the floor, had I actually thrown the book in the trash? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wipe the floor with wipe the floor with someone wipe the slate clean wipe yourself wipe yourself off wipe-breech