стира́ть

uncommon #5915

verbimperfective perfective is постира́ть

1.
to wash, to launder, to do the laundry
Я стира́ю бельё ка́ждую суббо́ту.
I do the laundry every Saturday.
Of clothes and linen; for washing dishes or hands other verbs are used.
2.
to wipe off, to wipe away, to wipe
Она́ стира́ет пыль с по́лки.
She is wiping the dust off the shelf.
3.
to erase, to rub out, to efface
Ка́ждый раз, когда́ вы узнаёте что́-то но́вое, вы формиру́ете но́вые воспомина́ния, зачасту́ю стира́я ста́рые.
Every time you learn something new, you form new memories and often erase old ones.
4.
to delete, to erase, to wipecomputing
Не стира́й э́тот файл!
Don't delete this file!
Of files, recordings or a storage medium.
5.
to chafe, to rub sore, to rub raw
Но́вые боти́нки стира́ют мне ноги́.
The new shoes are chafing my feet.
Typically of shoes rubbing the feet.
6.
(rare) to grind, to pulverize, to grind to powder
Он стира́ет сухи́е травы́ в порошо́к.
He grinds the dried herbs to powder.
Also in the idiom «стирать в порошок» - to crush someone utterly.

Usage info

стирать = to wash laundry / do the laundry
мыть = to wash objects or surfaces (hands, dishes, a car, the floor)

Постоянно замусоливаемый рукав куртки пришлось стирать.
The constantly soiled sleeve of the jacket had to be washed.
Она стирала засаливавшийся рукав каждый вечер.
She washed the sleeve that was getting greasy every evening.
Новая стиралка стирает намного тише старой.
The new washing machine runs much more quietly than the old one.
Она стира́ет свою́ ю́бку.
She washes her skirt.
Он истёр ластик до конца, стирая рисунок.
He used the eraser up completely while erasing the drawing.
Ма́ма Тома раньше стира́ла его оде́жду, но теперь он де́лает э́то сам.
Tom's mother used to wash his clothes for him, but now he washes them himself.
Я стира́ю блу́зку.
I wash the blouse.
Бабушка стирала белье щёлоком.
Grandmother washed the laundry with lye.

Imperative
ты	стира́й
вы	стира́йте

Active present	стира́ющий	erasing, wiping off, obliterating
Active past	стира́вший	washing (laundry), having washed
Passive present	стира́емый	erasable, wipeable
Passive past	сти́ранный	washed
Gerund present	стира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	стирав стиравши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
стира́ть	-	to wash; to wipe off; to erase; to delete; to chafe; to grind
стира́ться	-	to be erased; to be washed
вы́стирать	вы-	to wipe
застира́ть	за-	to wash off