wipe

To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.

To clean or dry by rubbing.

To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.

To remove by or as if by rubbing.

To blot out completely, as from the memory.

To spread or apply by or as if by wiping.

To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.