wipe out

Questions about wipe out

What does wipe out mean?

wipe out means "use up (resources or materials)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for wipe out?

Close synonyms include consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wipe out a common word?

wipe out is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.