to apply water or some other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
to remove by or as by the action of water: to wash grime out of clothing.
to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow.
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to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew.
to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves.
to carry, bring, remove, or deposit by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does: The storm washed the boat up on the shore. A sailor was washed overboard.
to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface: The rain had washed away the lettering on the stone.
to form by flowing over and eroding a surface: The flood had washed a new channel through the bottom lands.
Mining. to subject to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material.to separate in this way.
to purify by passage through or over a liquid.
to cover with a watery or thin coat of color.
to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold.
to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely.
to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash.
to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid.
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to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash.
Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof: His honesty won't wash.
to be carried or driven by water: The boat had washed ashore in the night.
to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore.
to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water.
to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently.
to be removed by the action of water: Much of the topsoil washes away each spring.
n. 名词 noun
the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash.
a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue.
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the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us.
the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic.
water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide.
the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake: The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers.
Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash.
any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash.
a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like: to apply wash to a skinned knee; mouthwash; eyewash.
Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing.
the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves.
a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river.
a marsh, fen, or bog.
a small stream or shallow pool.
a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river.
a depression or channel formed by flowing water.
Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water.
Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream.
a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting.
Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture. an upper surface so inclined as to shed rainwater from a building.any member of a building having such a surface.
Metalworking.Also washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash.
waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill: hogwash.
washy or weak liquor or liquid food.
the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling.
Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year.
adj. 形容词 adjective
capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
v. 动词组 verb
wash down, to clean completely by washing: to wash down a car.to facilitate the swallowing of by drinking water or other liquid: to wash down a meal with a glass of wine.
wash out, to be removed by washing: The stain wouldn't wash out.to damage or demolish by the action of water: The embankment was washed out by the storm.Informal.to fail to qualify or continue; be eliminated: to wash out of graduate school.to become dim, indistinct, or blurred: The face of the watch washes out in sunlight.
wash up, to wash one's face and hands: Aren't you going to wash up? Dinner is almost ready.to wash: I'll wash up the dishes, don't bother. We had someone in to wash up after the party.to end, especially ignominiously: After that performance, he's all washed up as a singer.
Just wash, press, and frame a sack to add a special touch to any room in your house.
With a capacity of eight place settings, six wash settings, and even a reminder to refill your detergent, it’s a good addition to your kitchen.
Synthetics like polyester and nylon make their way into the environment from washing machines—which pull off and flush microfibers from the fabric—and of course, they also line landfills.
Two years prior, they’d said the building could use a power wash and little else.
Their powerful surges of water can uproot trees, topple buildings, carry boats inland and wash away beaches.
A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.
Christian is the son of Mexican immigrants whose father works at a car wash and mother works at McDonalds.
First up is the larger wash still, its capacity ranging from 25,000 to 30,000 liters.
But since the government has now permitted the River God to leave the U.K., that excuse can no longer wash.
Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.
He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.
Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, "Come and ask me about it to-morrow, because I'm going to wash."
On the wash-stand a spangled white tulle hat lay drowning in a basin half full of water.
Shiv steered into the wash room, and the doors dropped back into place.