wash
- wash
- I UK [wɒʃ] / US [wɑʃ]
verb
Word forms "wash":
present tense
I/you/we/they wash
he/she/it washes
present participle washing
past tense washed
past participle washed
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1)
a) transitive] to clean something, usually with soap and water
I've got to wash the car.
b) intransitive/transitive] to clean a part of your body, usually with soap and water
Wash your hands before you touch the food.
He washed and dressed quickly.
2)
a) transitive] if the sea washes an object somewhere, it carries it there
washed ashore:
Some very strange things get washed ashore here.
b) literary if the sea washes an area of land, it touches it
The island's western shore is washed by the warm waters of the Pacific.
3) intransitive] literary if a feeling washes over or through you, you feel it very strongly and unexpectedly
She felt anxiety wash over her.
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something does/will not wash
— used for saying that you do not believe or accept a particular idea, excuse, or way of behavingSuch a careless attitude to safety will not wash any more.
Etymology:
From the Bible story in which the Roman official, Pontius Pilate, washes his hands to show that he does not want to be responsible for Jesus's death.
II UK [wɒʃ] / US [wɑʃ]
noun
Word forms "wash":
singular wash
plural washes
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1)
a) countable] the process of washing someone or something
These trousers need a wash.
After a few washes the colour faded.
I'll give my hair a quick wash before we go.
b) the wash clothes that are being washed, or the process of washing clothes
in the wash:
Did you put the duvet in the wash?
2)
a) singular] the flowing movement of water in the sea
the wash of a passing boat
b) the sound of water flowing in the sea
3) countable] a liquid that you use for cleaning and treating your skin
4) countable] a thin layer of something such as colour or light
The last wash of sunlight shone through the clouds.
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English dictionary.
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Look at other dictionaries:
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wash — (w[o^]sh), 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wash — [wôsh, wäsh] vt. [ME wasshen < OE wæscan, akin to Ger waschen: for prob. IE base see WATER] 1. to clean by means of water or other liquid, as by dipping, tumbling, or scrubbing, often with soap, a detergent, etc. 2. to make clean in a… … English World dictionary
Wash — may refer to: * Wash (creek), a usually dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain * WASH, a Clear Channel Communications radio station * Wash (distilling), the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the… … Wikipedia
wash — ► VERB 1) clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent. 2) (of flowing water) carry or move in a particular direction. 3) be carried by flowing water. 4) (wash over) occur all around without greatly affecting. 5) literary wet or moisten. 6) … English terms dictionary
Wash — bezeichnet: The Wash, Ästuar an der Ostküste Englands The Wash (1985), japanischer Film von Philip Kan Gotanda aus dem Jahr 1985 The Wash (2001), US amerikanischer Hip Hop Film von DJ Pooh aus dem Jahr 2001 Wash ist der Familienname folgender… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wash — Wash, v. i. 1. To perform the act of ablution. [1913 Webster] Wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings v. 10. [1913 Webster] 2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water. She … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wash — «Wash» Canción de Pearl Jam Sencillo Alive Publicación 1991 Grabación … Wikipedia Español
wash — [n1] laundry, bath ablution, bathe, cleaning, cleansing, dirty clothes, laundering, rinse, scrub, shampoo, shower, washing; concepts 451,514 wash [n2] wave; water movement ebb and flow, eddy, flow, gush, heave, lapping, murmur, roll, rush, spurt … New thesaurus
Wash — Wash, a. 1. Washy; weak. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wash up — in BrE means ‘to wash crockery and cutlery after use’, whereas in AmE it means ‘to wash one s hands and face’ … Modern English usage
