Wiping

To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

"I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand."

To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.

To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.

To erase.

"I accidentally wiped my hard drive."

To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.

"If you try to fight that boss underprepared, you're definitely gonna wipe."

The act by which something is wiped.

"multiple wipings of a computer's hard disk"

Material wiped off something.

"analysis of wipings taken from a suspect's hands"

A thrashing.