Wash - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wɑːʃ|  American pronunciation of the word wash
Brit.  |wɒʃ|  British pronunciation of the word wash

noun

- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) (syn: washing)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) (syn: washout)
from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller (syn: airstream, backwash, race)
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering (syn: laundry, washing)
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash

verb

- clean with some chemical process (syn: rinse)
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water (syn: lave)
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water (syn: launder)
- move by or as if by water
The swollen river washed away the footbridge
- be capable of being washed
Does this material wash?
- admit to testing or proof
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent (syn: wash away, wash off, wash out)
he washed the dirt from his coat
The nurse washed away the blood
Can you wash away the spots on the windows?
he managed to wash out the stains
- form by erosion
The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
- make moist (syn: dampen, moisten)
- wash or flow against (syn: lap, lave)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
The cat washes several times a day

Extra examples

We have to wash the dishes.

Did you wash your hands?

The flooding washed sand and silt all over the area.

The pollution washes into rivers from nearby factories.

Water washed over the deck of the ship.

Waves washed up onto the beach.

My jeans are in the wash.

We could hear the wash of the waves against the rocks.

The wash from speedboats is dangerous for swimmers.

I need some help to wash the walls down before painting.

It seems that I can't wash out that ink that got onto the tablecloth.

She washed and ironed my handkerchiefs for me.

Warranted to wash.

The cat washes several times a day.

The cape is washed by two oceans.

Phrasal verbs

wash away  — eliminate
wash down  — eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
wash off  — remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
wash out  — prevent or interrupt due to rain
wash up  — wash one's face and hands

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: wash
he/she/it: washes
present participle: washing
past tense: washed
past participle: washed
noun
singular: wash
plural: washes
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