wipe down
wipe down verb: to clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
Verb
wipe down (third-person singular simple present wipes down, present participle wiping down, simple past and past participle wiped down)
- To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
- Please wipe down the kitchen appliances.
- The fridge door is grimy. Please wipe it down with some spray cleaner.
Examples of wipe down in a sentence
- A dish-cloth, fleece-cloth, cloth to wipe down tables, or to rub the house.1673, Randle Cotgrave, A French and English dictionary, page SIL SIM SIN:
- "Officially...no comment," Randy answered and he took the damp kitchen towel from Annie and used it to wipe down the countertop of any dish water residue.2013, Mike Gilmore, chapter 29, in Levels of Power: The Legislator, →ISBN, page 160:
Forms of wipe down
| third-person singular present | wipes down |
|---|---|
| present participle | wiping down |
| past participle | wiped down |
| past | wiped down |
Words formed from wipe down
Questions about wipe down
- What does wipe down mean?
- Wipe down means to clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
- How do you use wipe down in a sentence?
- A dish-cloth, fleece-cloth, cloth to wipe down tables, or to rub the house.
- What part of speech is wipe down?
- Wipe down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of wipe down?
- The past tense of wipe down is wiped down.
Words near wipe down in the dictionary
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