Wash
- Wash
- Wash Wash, v. i.
1. To perform the act of ablution.
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Wash in Jordan seven times. --2 Kings v.
10.
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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.
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3. To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as,
some calicoes do not wash. [Colloq.]
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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.
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5. To use washes, as for the face or hair.
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6. To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to
lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing.
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7. to be accepted as true or valid; to be proven true by
subsequent evidence; -- usually used in the negative; as,
his alibi won't wash. [informal]
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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» 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
