wash

[Wash]

Clean with some chemical process

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To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.

Noun
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

Noun
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"

Noun
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

Noun
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

Noun
a thin coat of water-base paint

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Noun
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

Noun
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Noun
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"

Verb
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"

Verb
cleanse (one''s body) with soap and water

Verb
wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

Verb
make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

Verb
form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

Verb
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "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
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

Verb
clean with some chemical process

Verb
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"

Verb
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

Verb
move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"

Verb
admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won''t wash in traffic court"

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be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"


v. t.
To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.

v. t.
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore.

v. t.
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.

v. t.
To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands.

v. t.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly.

v. t.
To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver.

v. i.
To perform the act of ablution.

v. i.
To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water.

v. i.
To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash.

v. i.
To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.

n.
The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.

n.
A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire.

n.
Substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.

n.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs.

n.
The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.

n.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.

n.
That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface.

n.
A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.

n.
A liquid dentifrice.

n.
A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash.

n.
A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion.

n.
A thin coat of color, esp. water color.

n.
A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.

n.
The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water.

n.
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.

n.
The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it.

n.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.

a.
Washy; weak.

a.
Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.


Wash

Wash , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Washed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Washing.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. &root;150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . . he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person.
2. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore.
Fresh-blown roses washed with dew.
[The landscape] washed with a cold, gray mist.
3. To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment. 4. To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands.
Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins.
The tide will wash you off.
5. To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly. 6. To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver. To wash gold, etc., to treat earth or gravel, or crushed ore, with water, in order to separate the gold or other metal, or metallic ore, through their superior gravity. -- To wash the hands of. See under Hand.

Wash

Wash, v. i. 1. To perform the act of ablution.
Wash in Jordan seven times.
2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water. "She can wash and scour." Shak. 3. To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash. [Colloq.] 4. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.

Wash

Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire. "The Wash of Edmonton so gay." Cowper.
These Lincoln washes have devoured them.
3. Substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.
The wash of pastures, fields, commons, and roads, where rain water hath a long time settled.
4. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs. Shak. 5. (Distilling) (a) The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted. (b) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation. B. Edwards. 6. That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface. Specifically: -- (a) A liquid cosmetic for the complexion. (b) A liquid dentifrice. (c) A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash. (d) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion. (e) (Painting) A thin coat of color, esp. water color. (j) A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation. 7. (Naut.) (a) The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water. (b) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc. 8. The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it. 9. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. [Prov. Eng.] Wash ball, a ball of soap to be used in washing the hands or face. Swift. -- Wash barrel (Fisheries), a barrel nearly full of split mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt water in order to soak the blood from the fish before salting. -- Wash bottle. (Chem.) (a) A bottle partially filled with some liquid through which gases are passed for the purpose of purifying them, especially by removing soluble constituents. (b) A washing bottle. See under Washing. -- Wash gilding. See Water gilding. -- Wash leather, split sheepskin dressed with oil, in imitation of chamois, or shammy, and used for dusting, cleaning glass or plate, etc.; also, alumed, or buff, leather for soldiers' belts.

Wash

Wash, a. 1 Washy; weak. [Obs.]
Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper.
2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods. [Colloq.]

To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees.

To perform the act of ablution.

The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.

Washy; weak.

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Usage Examples

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.

The beauty of having short hair is that I actually can wash and style it at home!

My brother was a lifeguard in a car wash.

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

I think the biggest thing is clean as you go. Wash all your knives, cutting boards, dishes, when you are done cooking, not look at a sink full of dishes after you are done. Cleaning as you go helps keep away cross contamination and you avoid having food borne bacteria.

I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just trying to hear why this is funny. Women's restrooms are especially great. I wash my hands twice waiting for people to come in and start talking.

And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride through Beverly Hills in the early morning, and all the sprinklers have turned off, the scents that wash over me are just heavenly. Being House is like flying, too. You're free of the gravity of what people think.

In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't wait and do it right before you start cooking. Throw it in the refrigerator, seasoned, that morning, and give it a chance to soak up all the salt and pepper and goodness.

Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.

When I was a teenager I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, bouffanting my hair like Patty Duke and trying to recreate Barbra Streisand's flawless eyeliner, only to comb it all out and wash it all off before stepping out into the world a butchish bisexual teen.

My two secrets to staying healthy: wash your hands all the time. And, if you can't, use Purell or one of the sanitizers. And the other is hot peppers. I eat a lot of hot peppers. I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it.

I didn't finish my dress until about three days before my wedding - I had the flu and was stitching it from my bed. And the tulle came back from India all brown. We had to wash it for hours, but that didn't dissuade me from wearing it.

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