wipe

²wipe

noun

Definition of WIPE

1

a : blow, strike b : jeer, gibe

2

a : an act or instance of wiping b : a transition from one scene or picture to another (as in movies or television) made by a line moving across the screen

3

: something (as a towel) used for wiping

Examples of WIPE

1. With a wipe, the spill was gone.

First Known Use of WIPE

1550

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike