Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of wiping out.
- noun Complete destruction.
- noun Sports A fall, as from a surfboard or bicycle.
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- noun The action of the verb "
wipe out "
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Etymologies
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Examples
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The impact explosion that comes after the first wipeout is breathtaking.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Gotta be worst car crash of all time 2006
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Strategist Joe Trippi compared the fiscal discipline posturing to former President Bill Clinton's strategy after his party's 1994 midterm wipeout -- a strategy that paid off with his reelection victory two years later.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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Strategist Joe Trippi compared the fiscal discipline posturing to former President Bill Clinton's strategy after his party's 1994 midterm wipeout -- a strategy that paid off with his reelection victory two years later.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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Wall Street’s wipeout is taking its toll on Ground Zero, sparking fears that a forest of empty towers could rise on the 16-acre site.
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Wall Street’s wipeout is taking its toll on Ground Zero, sparking fears that a forest of empty towers could rise on the 16-acre site.
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Adding to the wipeout was her gunslinging teammate, Julia Mancuso, who claimed the silver medal at the event by the even more preposterous margin of 0.9 second.
The Americans Win Another Rodeo Matthew Futterman 2010
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Due to his efforts, what could have been a wipeout is a simple defeat - the Republicans live to fight another day.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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It was rebuilt for about $500,000, completed its trials and was accepted by the Navy, but the wipeout was the beginning of the end.
The News Tribune Blogs By ED FRIEDRICH 2010
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I added a block titled wipeout to the major station label style.
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I added a block titled wipeout to the major station label style.
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