- wiped the sweat off
- wiped the sweat clean off, dried the perspiration, wiped the perspiration with his hand
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
wiped the sweat off
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sweat — 01. The [sweat] rolled down his face as he worked in the hot sun. 02. The cook wiped the [sweat] off her face as she bent over the hot stove to stir the soup. 03. The patient had a high fever, and her clothes were soaked with [sweat]. 04. We were … Grammatical examples in English
sweat — sweat1 [ swet ] noun uncount * 1. ) liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot: She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. Jeff s T shirt was soaked in sweat. 2. ) INFORMAL hard work: A lot of sweat went into making this project a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweat */ — I UK [swet] / US noun [uncountable] 1) liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. Jeff s T shirt was soaked in sweat. 2) informal hard work A lot of sweat went into making this project a… … English dictionary
sweat — [[t]swe̱t[/t]] sweats, sweating, sweated 1) N UNCOUNT Sweat is the salty colourless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, ill, or afraid. Both horse and rider were dripping with sweat within five minutes... He wiped the sweat off … English dictionary
sweat — [swet] noun [U] I liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel.[/ex] • in a (cold) sweat very worried or nervous[/ex] no sweat spoken used for saying that you can easily do something[/ex] II… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
SUDARIUM — the handkerchief given by ST. VERONICA (q.v. VERONICA, ST.) to Christ as He was passing to crucifixion, and on which His face was miraculously impressed as He wiped the sweat off it … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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wipe — wipe1 S3 [waıp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean/rub)¦ 2¦(remove dirt)¦ 3¦(computer/tape)¦ 4 wipe something from your mind/memory 5 wipe the floor with somebody 6 wipe the slate clean 7 wipe the smile/grin off somebody s face 8 wipe something off the face of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wipe — I UK [waɪp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wipe : present tense I/you/we/they wipe he/she/it wipes present participle wiping past tense wiped past participle wiped ** 1) to clean or dry something by moving a cloth or something soft over it Let … English dictionary
wipe — wipe1 [ waıp ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to clean or dry something by moving a cloth or something soft over it: Let me just wipe the table before you sit down. Wipe your mouth. You ve got chocolate all over it. She wiped away her tears. wipe… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
