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   Wash

   /wôSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent: "I stripped and washed myself all over" Similar cleancleansespongescrubwipescourliterary:lavecleancleansespongescrubmophose downsqueegeesluice (down)swill (down)douseswab (down)flushdisinfectlaundercleanrinse (out)dry-cleanliterary:laveshampoolathercleanOpposite dirtysoildirtysoil
   • ▪ clean oneself, especially one's hands and face with soap and water: "he reached for the soap and began to wash" Similar clean oneselfhave a washwash oneselfbathebathshowerhave a bath/showertake a bath/showersoakdouchefreshen upwash upformal, humorous:perform one's ablutionsdated:make one's toilet
   • ▪ (with reference to a stain or dirt) remove or be removed by cleaning with water and detergent: "they have to keep washing the mold off the walls" Similar remove by washingsponge offscrub offwipe offrinse offremoveflush out/awayexpungeeradicate
   • ▪ (of fabric, a garment, or dye) withstand cleaning to a specified degree without shrinking or fading: "a linen-mix yarn that washes well"
   • ▪ do one's laundry: "I need someone to cook and wash for me"
   • ▪ wet or moisten (something) thoroughly: literary "you are beautiful with your face washed with rain"
   • 2. (of flowing water) carry (someone or something) in a particular direction: "floods washed away the bridges" Similar sweepcarryconveytransportmovedeliverdepositdrive
   • ▪ be carried by flowing water: "an oil slick washed up on the beaches" Similar sweepcarryconveytransportmovedeliverdepositdrive
   • ▪ (especially of waves) sweep, move, or splash in a particular direction: "the sea began to wash along the decks" Similar splashlapsploshdashbreakbeatstrikesweepmovesurgeripplerollflowliterary:plashlave
   • ▪ (of a river, sea, or lake) flow through or lap against (a country, coast, etc.): "offshore islands washed by warm blue seas"
   • ▪ sift metallic particles from (earth or gravel) by running water through it: "the sand has been churned and washed by miners"
   • 3. brush with a thin coat of diluted paint or ink: "the walls were washed with shades of umber" Similar paintcolorapply paint totinthighlightshadedyestaindistempercoatcover
   • ▪ coat inferior metal with (a film of gold or silver from a solution): "copper washed with silver" Similar platecovercoatoverlaylaminateveneerglazegildsilver
   • 4. seem convincing or genuine: informal "charm won't wash with this crew" Similar be acceptedbe acceptablebe plausiblebe convincinghold uphold waterstand upbear scrutinystand the test of timebe believable/crediblepass musterprove truemake senseinformal:stick

   noun

   • 1. an act of washing something or an instance of being washed: "her hair needs a wash" Similar cleancleaningcleansingshowerdouchedipbathsoakformal, humorous:ablutionsrare:lavation
   • ▪ a quantity of clothes needing to be or just having been washed: "she hung out her Tuesday wash" Similar laundrywashingdirty washingdirty clothessoiled linendated:bagwash
   • 2. the disturbed water or air behind a moving boat or aircraft or the sound made by this: "the wash of a motorboat" Similar backwashbackflowwaketrailtrainpathchurningdisturbance
   • ▪ the surging of water or breaking of waves or the sound made by this: "the wash of waves on the pebbled beach" Similar surgeflowswellwellingsweepundulationrise and fallebb and flowrollsplash
   • 3. a medicinal or cleansing solution: "mouth wash" Similar lotionsalveapplicationpreparationrinseliquidlinimentembrocationemulsion
   • 4. a layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface: "the walls were covered with a pale lemon wash" Similar paintstainvarnishcoatlayerfilmoverlay
   • 5. silt or gravel carried by a stream or river and deposited as sediment.
   • ▪ a sandbank exposed only at low tide.
   • ▪ (in the western US) a dry bed of a stream, typically in a ravine, that flows only seasonally.
   • 6. kitchen slops and other food waste fed to pigs.
   • 7. malt fermenting in preparation for distillation.
   • 8. a situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides: informal North American "the plan's impact on jobs would be a wash, creating as many as it costs"

   Word Origin Old Englishwæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWASH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 29 meanings: 1. to apply water or other liquid, usually with soap, to (oneself, clothes, etc) in order to cleanse 2. to remove.... Click for more definitions.

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   wash something/somebody + adj. The potatoes are washed clean without damaging the skins. Synonyms clean clean wash rinse cleanse dry-clean These words all mean to remove dirt from something, especially by using water and/ or soap. clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:

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   WASH definition: 1. to make something clean using water, or water and soap: 2. to clean part of your body with…. Learn more.

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   Wash definition: to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › wash_2wash noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   They listened to the wash of waves on the beach. Seagulls hovered above the wash of the trawler. 4 [countable] a thin layer of a liquid, especially paint, that is put on a surface The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash. see whitewash; 5 [countable, uncountable] a liquid containing soap, used for cleaning your skin an antiseptic skin ...

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   clean with some chemical process. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘wash'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.

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