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Verb
/wäSH/,/wôSH/,
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washing, present participle; washed, past tense; washes, 3rd person singular present; washed, past participle;
  1. Clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent
    • - I stripped and washed myself all over
  2. Clean oneself, esp. one's hands and face with soap and water

  3. (of an animal) Clean (itself or another) by licking

  4. Remove (a stain or dirt) from something by cleaning with water and detergent
    • - they have to keep washing the mold off the walls
    • - all that hate can't wash away the guilt
  5. (of dirt or a stain) Be removed in such a way
    • - the dirt on his clothes would easily wash out
  6. (of fabric, a garment, or dye) Withstand cleaning to a specified degree without shrinking or fading
    • - a linen-mix yarn that washes well
  7. Do one's laundry
    • - I need someone to cook and wash for me
  8. Wet or moisten (something) thoroughly
    • - you are beautiful with your face washed with rain
  9. (of flowing water) Carry (someone or something) in a particular direction
    • - floods washed away the bridges
  10. Be carried by flowing water
    • - an oil slick washed up on the beaches
  11. (esp. of waves) Sweep, move, or splash in a particular direction
    • - the sea began to wash along the decks
  12. (of a river, sea, or lake) Flow through or lap against (a country, coast, etc.)
    • - offshore islands washed by warm blue seas
  13. (of a feeling) Affect (someone) suddenly
    • - a deep feeling of sadness washed over her
  14. Occur all around without greatly affecting (someone)
    • - she allowed the babble of conversation to wash over her
  15. Sift metallic particles from (earth or gravel) by running water through it

  16. Brush with a thin coat of diluted paint or ink
    • - the walls were washed with shades of umber
  17. Coat inferior metal with (a film of gold or silver from a solution)

  18. Seem convincing or genuine
    • - charm won't wash with this crew
Noun
  1. An act of washing something or an instance of being washed

  2. A quantity of clothes needing to be or just having been washed
    • - she hung out her Tuesday wash
  3. A medicinal or cleansing solution
    • - mouth wash
  4. The disturbed water or air behind a moving boat or aircraft or the sound made by this
    • - the wash of a motorboat
  5. The surging of water or breaking of waves or the sound made by this
    • - the wash of waves on the pebbled beach
  6. A layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface
    • - the walls were covered with a pale lemon wash
  7. Silt or gravel carried by a stream or river and deposited as sediment

  8. A sandbank exposed only at low tide

  9. (in the western US) A dry bed of a stream, typically in a ravine, that flows only seasonally

  10. Kitchen slops and other food waste fed to pigs

  11. Malt fermenting in preparation for distillation

  12. A situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides
    • - the plan's impact on jobs would be a wash, creating as many as it costs
  1. a thin coat of water-base paint
  2. clean with some chemical process
  3. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
  4. the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
  5. move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
  6. washout: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
  7. WASH (97.1 FM) is a Clear Channel Communications radio station located in Washington, D.C.. Known on-air as "Wash-FM", the station has a adult contemporary format. The station also streams its broadcast on the Internet.
  8. In the production of distilled beverages, the term wash is used to refer to the liquid produced by the fermentation step, which is the input to the distillation process which concentrates the alcohol.
  9. This article is about characters in the television series Firefly.
  10. An arroyo, a Spanish word translated as brook, and also called a wash is usually a dry river, creek or [[stream bed]—gulch that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Wadi is a similar term in Africa. In Spain, a rambla has a similar meaning to arroyo.
  11. A wash is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is very wet with solvent and holds a small paint load is applied to a wet or dry support such as paper or primed or raw canvas. ...
  12. The second season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on August 21, 2006 on Mondays at 9:00 pm (EST) on the Fox Broadcasting Company. ...
  13. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid; A liquid used for washing; The quantity of clothes washed at a time; The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g. ...
  14. (washing) The action of the verb to wash; Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been or are to be washed; The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed; the liquid used to wash an ore
  15. (washy) Watery; damp; soft; Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labour
  16. (Washed) A method of removing foxing or staining by treatment of paper with a mild oxidizing agent.
  17. (Washed) Wet processed beans.
  18. Washes are the traditional terminology of adding diluted paint onto small areas to shade or emphasize subtle details and make it more pronounced. We add washes to deep recesses, or to details that will be lost once the basecoat and blending are done on a miniature. ...
  19. (Washing) To dream that you are washing yourself, signifies that you pride yourself on the numberless liaisons you maintain. See Wash Bowl or Bathing.
  20. (Washing) Chemical treatment of wool rugs that tones down the colors and gives the rug a soft texture. Sometimes imitates the effects of aging. Some purists believe that rugs should be allowed to age without the wash.
  21. (Washing) To show that they are not taking any chips with them, croupiers always rub their hands over, known as 'washing', before leaving the table. See also 'Card Washing'
  22. (washing) Rugs may be washed in chemical solutions to soften (bleach) colors and to increase the lustre of fibers.
  23. (Washing) A shuffling technique where the dealer spreads the cards on the table & mixes them in a style resembling washing. After wards, the dealer proceeds to shuffle the cards in a more traditional style.
  24. (WASHING) Any material that is considered worthless after the gold has been removed. (See Tailing)
  25. (WASHING) Trying to clear up something; ridding yourself of negative feelings or thoughts; something that will become clear later on; something that is not logical or believable; being awash in emotions / If washing hair: Changing the way you think / If washing pubic area: Clearing negative ...