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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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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

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   wash something out I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to wash something

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

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   WASHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of wash 2. to clean something using water: 3. to clean…. Learn more.

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

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   to make something clean using water, or water and soap: Dad was washing the dishes. Fewer examples. There were a lot of dishes to wash so we went at it straight away. Man-made fibres like nylon are easy to wash.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASH (SOMETHING) UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   wash-up. noun [ C ] UK uk / ˈwɒʃ.ʌp / us / ˈwɑːʃ.ʌp /. a discussion after an event in which people talk about what happened, what could have been done better, etc.: The wash-up of his failed campaign will be done in the months to come.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WASHING definition: 1. the act of washing clothes: 2. clothes, sheets, etc. that need to be or have just been washed…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarywash definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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

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

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   WASH OFF definition: 1. to come off the surface of something when water is used: 2. to remove something with flowing…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWASHED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WASHED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of wash 2. to clean something using water: 3. to clean…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASH SOMETHING AWAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    WASH SOMETHING AWAY definition: 1. If water or rain washes something away, it removes it or carries it away: 2. If water or rain…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioWASH | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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    WASH Significado, definición, qué es WASH: 1. to clean something using water: 2. to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and…. Aprender más.