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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌwaɪp ˈaʊt/
wipe out means: To destroy or kill all or nearly all of a group of people or things.
verb
To destroy or kill all or nearly all of a group of people or things.
- The storm wiped out the village.
- Disease nearly wiped out the entire herd.
- Could one fire wipe out all these trees?
To make a problem, condition, or amount disappear completely.
- We want to wipe out hunger.
- One bad investment wiped out all her profits.
- The new treatment could wipe out the infection.
To remove writing or stored information completely.
- The virus wiped out my files.
- Someone wiped the writing out before I could read it.
- Without a backup, a disk failure can wipe out years of work.
To cause someone to lose all their money, or use up all the money in an account.
- The bills wiped out my savings.
- The market crash wiped them out.
- Could these losses wipe out the company?
To make someone extremely tired.
- That run wiped me out.
- Looking after three children all day wiped her out.
- Does the heat wipe you out too?
To fall or crash while surfing, skating, or doing a similar sport.
- Be careful or you might wipe out.
- He wiped out on a big wave.
- Have you ever wiped out while snowboarding?
Questions about wipe out
What does wipe out mean?
To destroy or kill all or nearly all of a group of people or things.
What is wipe out in other languages?
Türkçe: yok etmek · Español: aniquilar · Français: anéantir · Deutsch: vernichten · Italiano: annientare · 日本語: 全滅させる
How do you pronounce wipe out?
It is pronounced /ˌwaɪp ˈaʊt/.
How do you use wipe out in a sentence?
The storm wiped out the village. Disease nearly wiped out the entire herd.
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