From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwipe out phrasal verb1 wipe something ↔ outDESTROY to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely Whole villages were wiped out by the floods. Nothing could wipe out his bitter memories of the past.2 wipe somebody ↔ out informalTIRED to make you feel extremely tired The heat had wiped us out. → wiped out3 American EnglishFALLHIT/BUMP INTO to fall or hit an object when you are doing something Scott wiped out on his bike. → wipe→ See Verb table
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wipe out• The entire village was wiped out.• The fur trade has wiped leopards out in some areas.• Archaeologists think that massive floods could have wiped out the dinosaurs. 