wipe up

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wipe up (third-person singular simple present wipes up, present participle wiping up, simple past and past participle wiped up)

(British, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
Synonym: dry up

You're not watching TV until you've wiped up!
To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.
I'll wipe up that spilled milk.

First let me wipe up all these bread crumbs.
To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.
Hypernym: clean up

Coordinate terms: mop up, wipe away, wipe down, wipe off

I always wipe up the counter before making dinner.

Please wipe up the kitchen at the end of your shift.
(US, transitive, slang, figurative) To defeat (an opponent) thoroughly; trounce.
We're going to wipe up your team just like we wiped up the Canaries.

to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth