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Wash Definition
(n)
a
thin
coat
of
water
-
base
paint
(n)
the
work
of
cleansing
(
usually
with
soap
and
water
)
(n)
the
dry
bed
of
an
intermittent
stream
(
as
at
the
bottom
of
a
canyon
)
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
flow
of
air
that
is
driven
backwards
by
an
aircraft
propeller
(n)
a
watercolor
made
by
applying
a
series
of
monochrome
washes
one
over
the
other
(n)
garments
or
white
goods
that
can
be
cleaned
by
laundering
(n)
any
enterprise
in
which
losses
and
gains
cancel
out
; "
at
the
end
of
the
year
the
accounting
department
showed
that
it
was
a
wash
"
(v)
clean
with
some
chemical
process
(v)
cleanse
(
one
''
s
body
)
with
soap
and
water
(v)
cleanse
with
a
cleaning
agent
,
such
as
soap
,
and
water
; "
Wash
the
towels
,
please
!"
(v)
move
by
or
as
if
by
water
; "
The
swollen
river
washed
away
the
footbridge
"
(v)
be
capable
of
being
washed
; "
Does
this
material
wash
?"
(v)
admit
to
testing
or
proof
; "
This
silly
excuse
won
''
t
wash
in
traffic
court
"
(v)
separate
dirt
or
gravel
from
(
precious
minerals
)
(v)
apply
a
thin
coating
of
paint
,
metal
,
etc
.,
to
(v)
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
"
(v)
form
by
erosion
; "
The
river
washed
a
ravine
into
the
mountainside
"
(v)
make
moist
; "
The
dew
moistened
the
meadows
"
(v)
wash
or
flow
against
; "
the
waves
laved
the
shore
"
(v)
to
cleanse
(
itself
or
another
animal
)
by
licking
; "
The
cat
washes
several
times
a
day
"
Wash Synonyms
airstream
backwash
dampen
dry wash
lap
launder
laundry
lavation
lave
moisten
race
rinse
slipstream
wash
wash away
wash drawing
wash off
wash out
washables
washing
washout
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