wipe off

Verb
  1. Remove by wiping (synset 201395572)
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes: deterge - wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
    same as: wipe away
  2. Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (synset 201551500)
    "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
    entail: rub - move over something with pressure
    is a type of: cancel, delete - remove or make invisible
    subtypes:
    • sponge - erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
    • cut out, scratch out - strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out
    same as: efface, erase, rub out, score out

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