Meaning of wipe sth out In English

• 0 to destroy something completely:

  • Whole villages were wiped out in the fighting.

  • One bad harvest could wipe out all of a grower's profits for the previous two years.

• 1 if an increase in the value, level, etc. of something is wiped out, the value, level, etc. goes down to the point where the increase started:

  • Investors saw their recent gains wiped out by a sudden collapse in the share price.

  • The advertising group yesterday launched its share issue to wipe out its debts.

• 2 to completely destroy something:

  • The attacks wiped out huge portions of the population.