Wash

Quick meaning: Wash is a verb meaning (transitive) To clean with water.

Meaning

(transitive) To clean with water.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
2. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
3. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
4. (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
5. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
6. (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
7. (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.

Example Sentences

The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.

Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.

Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.

This new washing powder rlly washes bedclothes superwhite.

Word Forms

• washes
• washing
• washed
• washen

Synonyms for wash

Depending on context, synonyms include arroyo, wadi, nahal, lave, race, slipstream.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rinse, laundry, lave, launder, moisten, dampen.

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