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English / phrasal verb

wipe out

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To completely destroy or eliminate something, or to suffer a bad fall or crash

In context

01

The sudden flash flood down the ravine threatened to wipe out our riverside campsite.

02

He lost his footing on the slippery mossy rocks and had a scary wipe out during the downhill descent.

Synonyms

destroy,eradicate,obliterate

Antonyms

build,preserve,protect

Collocations

wipe out completely,wipe out a population,wipe out on a trail

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗