wipe out
IPA: wˈaɪpˈaʊt
noun
- Nonstandard spelling of wipeout (nonstandard but widespread). [The act of colliding or crashing.]
verb
- (transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
- (transitive) To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.).
- (transitive) To do away with; to cause to disappear.
- (transitive, informal) To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out.
- (transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).
- (intransitive) To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).
- (surfing, transitive) To knock (a surfer) off their board.
wipeout
IPA: wˈaɪpaʊt
noun
- The act of colliding or crashing.
- Total destruction or elimination.
- (surfing) The act of falling off one's surfboard.
wipe-out
IPA: wˈaɪpˈaʊt
noun
- Alternative spelling of wipeout [The act of colliding or crashing.]
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