Wipe /(?)/

Wipe

n.
  1. The lapwing. (Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]

Wipe

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Wiped; p. pr. & vb. n. Wiping

  1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
    Let me wipe thy face.
    I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
    — 2 Kings xxi. 13.
  2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
    Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon.
  3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out. [Obs.]
    If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside their goods.

Phrases & Compounds
To wipe a joint
to make a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
To wipe the nose of
to cheat.

Wipe

n.
  1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
  2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [Low]
  3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
  4. A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]
  5. Stain; brand. [Obs.]