noun
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
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garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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verb
clean with some chemical process
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verb
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
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cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
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- Wash the towels, please!
verb
move by or as if by water
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- The swollen river washed away the footbridge
verb
be capable of being washed
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- Does this material wash?
verb
admit to testing or proof
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- This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
verb
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
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wash
wash out
wash off
wash away
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- 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
verb
form by erosion
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- The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
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make moist
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- The dew moistened the meadows
verb
wash or flow against
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- the waves laved the shore
verb
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
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- The cat washes several times a day