wipe out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === wipe out (third-person singular simple present wipes out, present participle wiping out, simple past and past participle wiped out) (transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set 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). Coordinate terms: clean out, clear out (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. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:destroy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === wipe out (plural wipe outs) Nonstandard form of wipeout; nonstandard but widespread.