wipe
verb
1 verb clean object, surface, face, etc TRANSITIVEglan verb he wiped the floor with a mop ghlan sé an t-urlár le mapashe wiped the picture with a cloth chuimil sí éadach den phictiúrto wipe your nose do shrón a ghlanadhhe wiped his hands on his jacket ghlan sé a lámha ar a chasóg 2 verb make wiping movement with TRANSITIVEcuimil verb she wiped her hand over her brow chuimil sí a lámh thar a héadan, chuimil sí a lámh dá héadanTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb remove dirt, stain, etc TRANSITIVEglan verb cuimil verb to wipe the sweat from your forehead an t-allas a chuimilt de chlár d'éadainto wipe sth away rud a ghlanadh ar shiúl, rud a ghlanadh chun siúil 4 verb dishes etc TRANSITIVEtriomaigh verb 5 verb apply (cream, oil, etc) TRANSITIVEcuimil verb to wipe sth on to sth rud a chuimilt ar rudthey wiped the worktop with detergent chuimil siad glantach ar an gcuntar oibre 6 verb COMP erase TRANSITIVEglan verb díothaigh verb 7 verb remove completely TRANSITIVEglan verb to wipe sth off sth rud a ghlanadh de rud, rud a bhaint de rudto wipe sth off the map rud a ghlanadh de dhroim an domhainto wipe sth off the face of the earth rud a ghlanadh de dhroim an domhain, rud a dhíothú ar fad ar fadto wipe the smile off sb's face an straois a ghlanadh d'aghaidh duine, an straois a bhaint de phus duineto wipe sth from your memory rud a ghlanadh as do chuimhne 8 verb reduce in value or amount TRANSITIVEglan verb bain verb the crash wiped millions off the company's value bhain an tobthitim na milliúin de luach an chomhlachtashe wiped two seconds off her own record bhain sí dhá shoicind dá curiarracht féin
noun
9 noun cleancuimilt fem2 to give sth a wipe cuimilt a thabhairt do rudhe gave the table a quick wipe with a cloth ghlan sé an bord go tapa le ceirt 10 noun moist tissuecuimlín masc4ceirtín masc4 wet wipe ceirtín tais