# wipe out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
2. To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.).
3. To do away with; to cause to disappear.
4. To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out.
5. To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).
6. To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).
7. To knock (a surfer) off their board.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wipe-out