pyyhkiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• erase verb To remove marks, writing, or recorded information completely.
• scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
• stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
• sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
• whisk noun A kitchen tool made of looped wires, used to beat eggs, cream, or batter.
• wipe verb To rub something over a surface in order to clean it or remove a substance.

Senses

pyyhkiä is used for these senses in English:

• erase (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
• erase (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
• rub out (transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
• scratch Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
• stroke To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
• whisk (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
• wipe (transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

erase — full definition

1. verb To remove marks, writing, or recorded information completely.
2. verb To remove all trace of something, such as a memory or feeling.

scratch — full definition

1. verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
2. noun A mark, cut, or sound produced by scratching.
3. verb To withdraw from a race or competition one had previously entered.
4. noun Informal term for money, especially cash.

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