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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.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › washWash Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WASH is to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water). How to use wash in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WASH definition: 1. to clean something using water: 2. to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and…. 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.. See examples of WASH used in a sentence.

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

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   to apply water or other liquid, usually with soap, to (oneself, clothes, etc) in order to cleanse. 2. (tr; often foll by away, from, off, etc) to remove by the application of water or other liquid and usually soap. she washed the dirt from her clothes.

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   Definition of wash verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   wash meaning, definition, what is wash: to clean something using water and a typ...: Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWASH | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › washWash - definition of wash by The Free Dictionary

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   To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing: wash one's hands; wash windows. b. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid: wash grease out of overalls. 2.

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    a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash. a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue.

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    To clean by means of water or other liquid, as by dipping, tumbling, or scrubbing, often with soap, a detergent, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To wash oneself or one's hands, face, etc. Webster's New World. To wash clothes.