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WASH definition: 1. to clean something using water: 2. to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and…. Learn more.
to apply water or other liquid, usually with soap, to (oneself, clothes, etc) in order to cleanse. 2. (tr; often foll by away, from, off, etc) to remove by the application of water or other liquid and usually soap. she washed the dirt from her clothes.
1. a. : to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water) b. : to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid. 2. : to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva. 3. a. : to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid. b (1) : to wet thoroughly : drench. (2)
verb. to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking. “The cat washes several times a day” synonyms: lave. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. see more. 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”
Wash definition: to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.. See examples of WASH used in a sentence.
noun. /wɒʃ/ /wɑːʃ/ Idioms. [countable, usually singular] (especially British English) an act of cleaning somebody/something using water and usually soap. These towels are ready for a wash. I'll just have a quick wash before dinner. The curtains could do with a good (= thorough) wash. I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together).
Definition of wash_1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing: wash one's hands; wash windows. b. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid: wash grease out of overalls. 2. To make moist or wet; drench: Tears washed the child's cheeks. 3.
WASH meaning: 1. to make something clean using water, or water and soap: 2. to clean part of your body with…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] (of water) to flow or carry something or someone in a particular direction + adv./prep. Water washed over the deck. wash something/somebody + adv./prep. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore. He was washed overboard by a huge wave. Idioms. wash your hands of somebody/something.
