Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] WIPE NP2[theme] PP[source] NP1[agent] WIPE NP2[theme] PP[destination] NP1[agent] WIPE NP2[source] (of NP3[theme]) Includes: Abstract uses that can alternate SOURCE and THEME: Wipe the data off the hard drive. Wipe the hard drive.
Examples:
John wiped the table clean.
He wiped the back of his ears with his thumbs.
Just wipe the off the excess condensation and lightly blowdry the mirror.
Mappings:
VerbNet: funnel-9.3-1,wipe_manner-10.4.1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: wipe.01,wipe.03,wipe.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wipe_off 1, 2
wipe_away 1
wipe_up 1
Commentary: Includes: WIPE OFF THE MAP and one sense of WIPE OUT
NOTE: compare to sense 1; this sense does not have an alternation with the SOURCE
Examples:
The flood of 1965 almost wiped the town off the map.
An algorithm update wiped those six placements off the map and his once busy site was relegated to obscurity.
Her arrival wiped away any worries he had about her loyalty.
Just a single asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs.
Were the Aztecs wiped out by an ebola-type bug?
The Cavendish, the version of the banana that tops most U.S. cereal bowls, is being wiped out by fungus.
We've astronimcally increased carcinogenic toxins, blighted soils,
and wiped out resources.
Some deny police had deliberately wiped the tapes, others remain
convinced there was a cover-up.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: wipe.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wipe_out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Commentary: Is: one sense of WIPE OUT
Examples:
Remus' grin instantly wiped out the effects of the grey hair and the shabby clothes.
Such is the enthusiasm of my consumption that I will wipe out the effects of a decade of vegetarianism.
The Vulture Funds effectively wiped out any of the benefits from International debt Relief this year.
The refurb has wiped out any profit this year from that property.
The recent rise in fuel prices has virtually wiped out all the progress that was made towards meeting these targets.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wipe_out 6
Commentary: Is: one sense of WIPE OUT
Examples:
Carlos's car wiped out in a seven-car pile-up five years ago.
He wiped out on his bike and nearly knocked his two front teeth out.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
Commentary: Is: WIPE THE FLOOR WITH, WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN, WIPE THE SMILE OFF ONE'S FACE
NOTE: Please use this sense for these, and ONLY these, idioms
Examples:
WIPE THE FLOOR WITH (defeat decisively)
Is it a surprise that the Corvette wiped the floor with nearly all Le Mans contenders?
He cannot quite admit she wiped the floor with your man.
WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN (make a clean start)
Much as we might like to wipe the slate clean when our memories becomes a pain, that is not an option.
The time he spent in prison should have wiped the slate clean.
WIPE THE SMILE OFF ONE'S FACE
The easiest way to wipe the smile off Gordon's face is to make full use of your accounts.
I'd love to wipe the smile off his face.
It was like you couldn't wipe the smile off your face.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM