Definition of "wipe up" [wipe up]

• To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed. (verb)

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• "DO’S 1. Every day, after every meal, wipe up the countertops, scrub the sinks."
• ""Here," he said to the servant, a costly pretty Greek not worth a tenth what Clitumna had paid, "get a bowl of water and a clean cloth, and wipe up the mess Master Stichus has made.""