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wipe out
verb
(tr) to destroy completely; eradicate
informal(tr) to murder or kill
(intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard
noun
an act or instance of wiping out
the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible
Idioms and Phrases
Destroy, as in The large chains are wiping out the independent bookstores . Originally put simply as wipe , the idiom acquired out in the first half of the 1800s.
Kill; also, murder. For example, The entire crew was wiped out in the plane crash , or The gangsters threatened to wipe him and his family out . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
Boulter once again found herself under pressure in the opening game, wiping out three break points to secure the hold as problems on serve returned with a vengeance.
"Unless they wake up very quickly and catch up, they could be wiped out."
Reversing the welfare cuts would wipe out around half of it.
A large earthquake in the Santa Barbara area in 1812 resulted in a tsunami “that wiped out many coastal villages and destroyed ships in the harbor,” according to the U.S.
Mr Cull said he decided to travel without insurance, having had most of his savings "wiped out" by his time off work for treatment.
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