Wipe vs. Erase
Difference Between Wipe and Erase
Wipeverb
To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
Eraseverb
To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
Wipeverb
To clean or dry by rubbing
wiped my feet before I went inside.Eraseverb
To remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium
erased a file from the hard drive.Wipeverb
To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.
Eraseverb
To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example)
erased the DVD.Wipeverb
To remove by or as if by rubbing
wipe off dirt.wipe away grease.Eraseverb
To remove all traces of; eliminate or obliterate
had to erase all thoughts of failure from his mind.Wipeverb
To blot out completely, as from the memory.
Eraseverb
(transitive) to remove markings or information
I erased that note because it was wrong.Wipeverb
To spread or apply by or as if by wiping
wiped furniture polish over the table.Eraseverb
(transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
I'm going to erase this tape.Wipeverb
To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.
Eraseverb
(transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
I'm going to erase those files.Wipenoun
The act or an instance of wiping.
Eraseverb
To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.Wipenoun
Something, such as a towel or tissue, used for wiping.
Eraseverb
(intransitive) To be erased have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information.
The chalkboard erased easily.The files will erase quickly.Wipenoun
A cam that activates another part; a wiper.
Eraseverb
(transitive) To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.
Wipenoun
A blow or swipe.
Eraseverb
To kill; assassinate.
Wipenoun
(Informal) A jeer; a gibe.
Eraseverb
remove from memory or existence;
The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915Wipenoun
A transition from one scene in a film or movie to another, effected by means of a line passing across the screen.
Eraseverb
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing;
Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!Wipeverb
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. Compare rub.
Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.Tom started to wipe his eyes.Eraseverb
wipe out magnetically recorded information
Wipeverb
(transitive) To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
Wipeverb
(obsolete) To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
Wipeverb
To erase.
I accidentally wiped my hard drive.Wipeverb
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.
Wipeverb
(figurative) To remove an expression from one's face.
You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.Wipeverb
(transitive) To deperm (a ship).
Wipeverb
To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.
If you try to fight that boss underprepared, you're definitely gonna wipe.Wipenoun
The act of wiping something.
multiple wipes of a computer's hard diskWipenoun
A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
Wipenoun
A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
Wipenoun
(obsolete) A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.
Wipenoun
A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
Wipenoun
An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.
Wipenoun
the act of rubbing or wiping;
he gave the hood a quick rubWipeverb
rub with a circular motion;
wipe the blackboard
