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WASH (or Watsan, WaSH) is a sector in development cooperation or within local governments that provides water, sanitation and hygiene services to people.
WASH definition: 1. to clean something using water: 2. to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and…. Learn more.
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)
Britannica Dictionary definition of WASH. 1. : to clean (something) with water and usually soap. [+ object] wash clothes. wash the windows. wash your hair. We have to wash the dishes. Did you wash your hands? Wash [= rinse] the vegetables in the sink. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. [no object]
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.
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.
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”
Definition of wash_1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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).
[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.
