Washboard

Quick meaning: Washboard is a noun meaning A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.

Meaning

A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.

More Meanings

1. (music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
2. (nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
3. (road transport) A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
4. (bodybuilding, colloquial) Ellipsis of washboard abs.
5. To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
6. (music) To play a washboard.
7. (dated) Baseboard; skirting board.

Example Sentences

washboard road

It's almost as if the urge to washboard is intrinsically human.

Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her.

The low bass brruummmp of 20-mm slugs going out washboarded the bulkheads.

Word Forms

• washboards
• washboarding
• washboarded

Synonyms for washboard

Depending on context, synonyms include splashboard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include splashboard, washtub, dash-wheel, washpan, washcloth, wash-ball.

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