English

Verb

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

1. To clean the exterior surface of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.

   Please wipe down the kitchen appliances.

   • 1673, Randle Cotgrave, A French and English dictionary, page SIL SIM SIN:

     Since. f. A dish-cloth, fleece-cloth, cloth to wipe down tables, or to rub the house.

   • 2013, Mike Gilmore, chapter 29, in Levels of Power: The Legislator, ISBN 1481766899, page 160:

     "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.

Derived terms

• wipedown
• wipe-down

See also

• wipe up