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slette — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  • wipe verb To rub something over a surface in order to clean it or remove a substance.

Senses

slette is used for these senses in English:

  • clobber (transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
  • wipe (transitive, plumbing) To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.

clobber — full definition

  1. verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  2. verb To overwrite data unintentionally, especially in computing.
  3. noun British informal term for clothing or belongings.

wipe — full definition

  1. verb To rub something over a surface in order to clean it or remove a substance.
  2. verb To remove or erase something completely, often followed by "out," "away," or "off."
  3. noun A small pre-moistened piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning.
  4. noun The act of wiping something.

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