WIPE OUT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • kill in large numbers
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the plague wiped out an entire population
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • wipe out the effect of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The new tax effectively cancels out my raise
    • The `A” will cancel out the `C” on your record
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • kill these lines in the President’’s speech
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • remove from memory or existence
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • use up (resources or materials)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • this car consumes a lot of gas
    • We exhausted our savings
    • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • eliminate completely and without a trace
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The old values have been wiped out
    Hypernyms(s) wipe out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)