wash
[wɒʃ]
vb
to apply water or other liquid, usually with soap, to (oneself, clothes, etc) in order to cleanse
to remove by the application of water or other liquid and usually soap
she washed the dirt from her clothes
to be capable of being washed without damage or loss of colour
(of an animal such as a cat) to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
to cleanse from pollution or defilement
to make wet or moist
to move or be moved by water
the flood washed away the bridge
(esp of waves) to flow or sweep against or over (a surface or object), often with a lapping sound
to form by erosion or be eroded
the stream washed a ravine in the hill
to apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc, to
to separate (ore, precious stones, etc) from (gravel, earth, or sand) by immersion in water
to admit of testing or proof
your excuses won't wash with me this time
n
the act or process of washing; ablution
a quantity of articles washed together
a preparation or thin liquid used as a coating or in washing
a hair wash
any medicinal or soothing lotion for application to a part of the body.(in combination)
the flow of water, esp waves, against a surface, or the sound made by such a flow
the technique of making wash drawings.See wash drawing
the erosion of soil by the action of flowing water
a mass of alluvial material transported and deposited by flowing water
land that is habitually washed by tidal or river waters
the disturbance in the air or water produced at the rear of an aircraft, boat, or other moving object
gravel, earth, etc, from which valuable minerals may be washed
waste liquid matter or liquid refuse, esp as fed to pigs; swill
an alcoholic liquid resembling strong beer, resulting from the fermentation of wort in the production of whisky
See wash down See wash out See wash up
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