Cleaning a baby’s bottom during a diaper change, or kitchen counter after cooking

verb

1. To rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning
2. To clean or dry by rubbing
3. To draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning

   "wiped his hand across his brow"

4. To remove by or as if by rubbing

   "wipe the spots off the glass"

5. To expunge completely

   "… wipe from memory the gruesome scenes …"

6. To spread by or as if by wiping
7. To make a motion of or as if of wiping something

noun

1. A smile that shows a smug, condescending, or self-satisfied attitude

   "A former prosecutor, she deploys an interrogation style that is impatient and knowing, almost amused. The eyebrows go up, a faint smirk plays around the lips: you might as well fess up."

phrase

1. To treat with indignity

verb

1. To destroy completely annihilate
2. To fall or crash usually as a result of losing control

phrase

1. To defeat decisively

phrasal verb

1. To remove (something) by rubbing

   "Wipe away grease with our all-purpose cleaner."

phrasal verb

1. To clean (a surface) by rubbing it with a cloth

   "He wiped down the counters with a wet cloth."

phrasal verb

1. To clean (someone or something) by using a towel, one's hand, etc.

   "I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair."

2. To remove (something) by rubbing

   "I wiped the food off the baby's face."

phrasal verb

1. To use a cloth to remove (something) from a surface

   "Will you wipe up that spill?"