wipe out

verb

1. tr to destroy completely; eradicate
2. informal.
   tr to murder or kill
3. intr to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard

noun

1. an act or instance of wiping out
2. the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible

Example Sentences

There’s also, per the title, a prophecy, a deathbed vision by Valya’s predecessor of an apocalyptic “red dust” storm that will wipe out … something.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the lemon trees remain, as if untouched; others were wiped out completely, the hills where they stood blackened and desiccated.

From Los Angeles Times

The increase in National Insurance contributions the university has to pay as an employer will more than wipe out the increase in tuition fees next year, he adds.

From BBC

But moving to New York, and getting an apartment in New York, wiped out our cash savings.

From Salon

The consolidation was effectively done to clean up Vistara’s books and wipe out its losses, said Mark Martin, an aviation analyst.

From BBC

Related Words

• abolish
• annihilate
• cancel
• decimate
• eliminate
• eradicate
• erase
• exterminate
• extinguish
• kill
• obliterate
• remove
• slaughter
• uproot