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(of the sea) to carry something or someone to or away from a place: Overnight the waves had washed up a lot of rubbish.
1. a. : to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water) b. : to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid. 2. : to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva. 3. a. : to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid. b (1) : to wet thoroughly : drench. (2)
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.
If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent.
[transitive]to make something/somebody clean using water and usually soap. wash something/somebodyThese jeans need washing. He always washes the car on Sundays. to wash your hands/hair/face. Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating. wash something from somethingShe washed the blood from his face.
verb. to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking. “The cat washes several times a day” synonyms: lave. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. see more. verb. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent. “he washed the dirt from his coat” “The nurse washed away the blood”
noun. /wɒʃ/ /wɑːʃ/ Idioms. [countable, usually singular] (especially British English) an act of cleaning somebody/something using water and usually soap. These towels are ready for a wash. I'll just have a quick wash before dinner. The curtains could do with a good (= thorough) wash. I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together).
wash to remove dirt from something using water and usually soap: He quickly washed his hands and face. These jeans need to be washed. rinse to remove dirt, etc. from something using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from something with clean water after washing it: Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water.
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.
WASH meaning: 1. to make something clean using water, or water and soap: 2. to clean part of your body with…. Learn more.
