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enxugar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
  • wipe verb To rub something over a surface in order to clean it or remove a substance.

Senses

enxugar is used for these senses in English:

  • dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
  • wipe (transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

dry — full definition

  1. adj Free from moisture; not wet.
  2. adj Lacking or forbidding alcohol.
  3. adj Not sweet, especially describing wine.
  4. adj Amusing in a deadpan, understated way; also, plainly boring.
  5. verb To remove moisture from something, or to lose moisture.

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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