wipe
/waɪp/verb
उच्चारण वाइप
पोंछना; मिटाना
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to rub something against a surface, in order to remove dirt or liquid from it; to remove information from a computer disk
पोंछना; मिटाना
- wipe the table
- wipe out
- Wipe your hands on the towel before you eat.
+ 2 more examples
- The technician wiped all the data from the old laptop.
- Radhika wiped the board clean after the class.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
wipe sth with sth
Use with before the cloth or tool you wipe with, never by.
जिस कपड़े या औज़ार से पोंछा जाए, उसके पहले 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
- Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
- She wiped her glasses with a tissue.
wipe sth off / away / up
Add off, away or up to say what is removed or cleaned.
क्या हटाया या साफ़ किया गया, यह बताने के लिए off, away या up जोड़ें।
- He wiped the sweat off his face.
- Wipe up the spilt milk.
wipe sb / sth out
Wipe out means to destroy completely, and passive use is common.
Wipe out का अर्थ पूरी तरह नष्ट करना है, और passive प्रयोग आम है।
- The flood wiped out the whole village.
- Polio has been wiped out in India.
wipe (noun)
A wipe is a small damp cloth or an act of wiping; clean with a quick wipe.
Wipe एक छोटा गीला कपड़ा या पोंछने की क्रिया है।
- Give the desk a quick wipe.
- Carry some wet wipes on the trip.
wipe the floor with sb (idiom)
This informal idiom means to defeat someone completely.
यह अनौपचारिक मुहावरा किसी को पूरी तरह हराने का अर्थ देता है।
- Our team wiped the floor with the visitors.
+Collocations 4
wipe + noun
tablefacetearsboardscreen
- The teacher wiped the board.
wipe + adverb particle
offawayupdownout
- He wiped down the counter after lunch.
wipe + with
with a clothwith a tissuewith a towelwith a sponge
- Wipe the screen with a soft cloth.
wipe out + noun
diseasevillagerecordteammemory
- The vaccine wiped out the disease.
“More examples 6
- Please wipe your feet before you enter the house.
घर में प्रवेश करने से पहले कृपया अपने पैर पोंछ लें।
- The monsoon wiped out the crops in two districts.
मानसून ने दो ज़िलों की फ़सलें पूरी तरह नष्ट कर दीं।
- She wiped the tears from her cheeks and smiled.
उसने अपने गालों से आँसू पोंछे और मुस्कुरा दी।
- Wipe the board clean before the next class starts.
अगली कक्षा शुरू होने से पहले बोर्ड साफ़ कर दीजिए।
- The data was wiped from his phone by mistake.
उसके फ़ोन से data गलती से मिट गया।
- Wipe your hands on the towel, not on your shirt.
अपने हाथ तौलिये से पोंछिए, कमीज़ से नहीं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Wipe the table by a cloth.
✓ Wipe the table with a cloth.
The cloth used is introduced by with, not by.
जिस कपड़े से पोंछा जाए, उसके पहले 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Wipe is a light action, scrub is hard, and rub is the general movement.
'Wipe' हल्की क्रिया है, 'scrub' कठोर है, और 'rub' सामान्य गति है।
To rub a surface lightly to clean or dry it.
किसी सतह को हल्के से रगड़कर साफ़ या सूखा करना।
- Wipe the desk.
To press and move your hand or cloth on something.
हाथ या कपड़ा किसी चीज़ पर दबाकर चलाना।
- Rub your hands.
→Phrasal verbs 4
wipe sb/sth out
to destroy somebody or something completely
(पूरी तरह) नष्ट कर देना, मिटा देना
- The flood wiped out entire villages.
wipe sth off
to remove something by wiping
पोंछकर हटाना
- Wipe off the dust from the table.
wipe sth up
to remove liquid from a surface using a cloth
(कपड़े से गिरा पानी आदि) पोंछ लेना
- Wipe up the milk you've spilt.
wipe sth down
to clean a surface completely, using a wet cloth
(किसी सतह को) गीले कपड़े से पूरा पोंछकर साफ़ करना
- She wiped down the kitchen counter after cooking.
- Please wipe the table down before we eat.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Wipe out (destroy completely: 'The flood wiped out the village').
Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: wipe out (पूरी तरह नष्ट करना: 'The flood wiped out the village')।