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Wipe out meaning

Wipe out is a phrasal verb that means to completely destroy a particular thing.

Past simple
wiped out
Past participle
wiped out
-ing form
wiping out

What wipe out means

destroy completelyC2

To completely destroy a particular thing

A severe frost wiped out the entire crop.

Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does wipe out mean?

To completely destroy a particular thing.

What is the past tense of wipe out?

Wiped out, which is also its past participle.

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