wash
wash
wɑ:ʃ
vaash
/wɒʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "wash"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to clean someone or something with water, often with a type of soap
Transitive: to wash sth
to wash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need to wash my shoes; they are dirty.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ; āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻžāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—ā§‹āϏāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cleanse oneself or part of one's body with water and often soap or other cleaning product
Transitive: to wash a body part
to wash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He washed his face with cold water to wake up.
āϏ⧇ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ– āϧ⧁āϞ⧋āĨ¤
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āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be carried along or moved by the action of water
Intransitive: to wash somewhere
Transitive: to wash sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the tide came in, seashells washed onto the shore.
āĻœā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāĻžāϟāĻž

(of an animal) to clean itself or another animal by licking
Transitive: to wash an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Birds often wash themselves by preening their feathers with their beaks.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ ā§‹āρāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to clean a surface or item by using water and detergent to remove dirt
Transitive: to wash dirt or stain off sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The laundry detergent helped wash the dirt off the white towels.
āϞāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āϤ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

to make something moist or damp, often by lightly sprinkling or applying a small amount of liquid
Transitive: to wash a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef washed the cake layers with syrup to keep them moist and flavorful.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāρāϤāϏ⧇āρāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϘāώāĻž

to shape, form, or wear away a surface through the gradual action of water or other natural forces, leading to erosion
Transitive: to wash a land surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Waves continually wash the coastline, gradually eroding the cliffs.
āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϕ⧇ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧ, āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to separate metallic particles from earth or gravel by using water to carry away the lighter materials
Transitive: to wash sand or gravel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the creek, he carefully washed the gravel to find traces of gold.
āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧇, āϏ⧇ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

to apply a thin, translucent layer of paint, metal, or other material to a surface
Transitive: to wash a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To achieve the desired effect, the craftsman washed the metal surface with a thin layer of gold.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ—āϰ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϕ⧇ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go through the process of being cleaned, typically by washing with water and detergent
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sheets will wash easily in cold water.
āĻļā§€āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϜāϞ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

the act or process of cleaning something, typically using soap and water
wash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After cooking, he tackled the mountain of dirty dishes with a thorough wash.
āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ– āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϞāĻž-āĻŦāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ

items such as clothing, linens, or other fabrics that can be cleaned by laundering, typically using water and detergent
wash definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wash included towels, bedsheets, and a few shirts.
āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĻāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ› āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ

a thin and transparent layer of water-based paint that is applied to a surface in a way that allows the underlying color or texture to show through, creating a subtle shading or coloring effect
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A light wash of yellow added warmth to the otherwise cool-toned artwork.
āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§€āϤāϞ-āϏ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ

a liquid or substance utilized for cleaning, typically for personal hygiene or cleaning purposes, such as hand wash, face wash, or body wash
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The antibacterial hand wash helped reduce the spread of germs.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻžāϪ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϤāϞāĻĻ⧇āĻļ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ

the dry bed or channel of a stream that only carries water during periods of heavy rain or intermittently, typically found at the bottom of a canyon or arid region
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They hiked through the rocky wash, admiring the unique plants growing in the dry riverbed.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϤāϞāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻļ⧁āĻ•āύ⧋ āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āϤāϞāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ

the stream of air that is pushed backwards by the rotation of an aircraft's propeller, impacting the environment and objects behind it
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pilot could feel the strong wash as he taxied the plane on the runway.
āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ āϰāĻžāύāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āϜāϝāĻŧ

a game in which one team dominates the other, resulting in a lopsided score or outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The final score of 10-2 made it clear that the game was a wash.
10-2 āĻāϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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