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   wash

   /wɒʃ/

   verb

   • 1. clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent: "Auntie Lou had washed all their clothes" Similar cleancleansespongescrubwipescourliterary:lavecleancleansespongescrubmophose downsqueegeesluice (down)swill (down)douseswab (down)flushdisinfectlaundercleanrinse (out)dry-cleanliterary:laveshampoolathercleanOpposite dirtysoildirtysoil
   • ▪ clean oneself 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 mould 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 which 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 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 dilute paint or ink: "the walls were washed with shades of umber" Similar paintcolourapply 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 water or air disturbed by a moving boat or aircraft: "the wash of a motorboat" Similar backwashbackflowwaketrailtrainpathchurningdisturbance
   • ▪ the breaking of waves on a shore: "the wash of waves on the pebbled beach" Similar surgeflowswellwellingsweepundulationrise and fallebb and flowrollsplash
   • 3. an inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of England between Norfolk and Lincolnshire.
   • 4. a medicinal or cleansing solution: "citrus-scented body wash" Similar lotionsalveapplicationpreparationrinseliquidlinimentembrocationemulsion
   • 5. a layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface: "the walls were covered with a pale lemon wash" Similar paintstainvarnishcoatlayerfilmoverlay
   • 6. silt or gravel carried by a stream or river and deposited as sediment.
   • ▪ a sandbank exposed only at low tide.
   • 7. kitchen slops and other food waste fed to pigs.
   • 8. malt fermenting in preparation for distillation.
   • 9. 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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)

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

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   If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › washWASH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwash verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › washwash | meaning of wash in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwash noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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).

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › washWash Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   WASH meaning: 1 : to clean (something) with water and usually soap; 2 : to carry (something) by the movement of water

10. 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. Who's going to wash the dishes? The fruit is washed and then graded by size. Make sure you wash the car before lunchtime.

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    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”