clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand

Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief

he wiped down the kitchen wall

remove or eliminate (something) completely

things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face

pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader

a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number

an act of wiping

Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag

a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean

a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen