Wipe down phrasal verb spoken language informal
This phrasal verb can allow a noun or pronoun to stand between the words "wipe" and "down". Besides, we can replace the word "down'' by using different words such as "off", "out", "away" without changing its meaning.
To mop or wash the surface of something or the body of someone
Oh Son! You are really a sorry sight. You must wipe you down right away.
You don't have to waste much time on wiping black suits down because it doesn't show the dirt so much.
How grimy your car window is! Take this towel to wipe it down before driving.
1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy
2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left
3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has
4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization
Very clean
Very clean and tidy.
Used to describe someone or something that becomes neat and clean after having been fixed up, dressed up or cleaned up
1. Used to describe someone that are alert, energetic, and enthusiastic, typically after some refreshing activity.
2. Extremely clean and neat, or well-kept.
The verb "wipe" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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The origin of this phrasal verb is not clear.