wipe out
Britishverb
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(tr) to destroy completely; eradicate
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informal (tr) to murder or kill
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(intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard
noun
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an act or instance of wiping out
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the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible
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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.
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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
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Over $20 billion in previously announced EV and battery facility investments were wiped out last year, reflecting industry uncertainty.
Given you have such a small tax refund, it does not seem worth it to spend hundreds of dollars every year; if you hire a second person, it will effectively wipe out your tax refund.
From MarketWatch
U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, wiping out their gains from earlier in the week, as the Nasdaq Composite finished in correction territory for the first time in a year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch
U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday, with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite wiping out their gains from earlier in the week.
From MarketWatch
It wiped out billions in agricultural crops, killing off whole fields of spinach in a half-day.
From Los Angeles Times
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