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wash
(wŏsh, wôsh)v. washed, wash·ing, wash·es
v.tr.
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. To flow over, against, or past: waves that washed the sandy shores.
4. To carry, erode, remove, or destroy by the action of moving water: Heavy rains washed the topsoil away.
5. To rid of corruption or guilt; cleanse or purify: wash sins away.
6. To cover or coat with a watery layer of paint or other coloring substance.
7. Chemistry
a. To purify (a gas) by passing through or over a liquid, as to remove soluble matter.
b. To pass a solvent, such as distilled water, through (a precipitate).
8. To separate constituents of (an ore) by immersion in or agitation with water.
9. To cause to undergo a swirling action: washed the tea around in the cup.
v.intr.
1. To cleanse something in or by means of water or other liquid.
2.
a. To undergo washing without fading or other damage: This fabric will wash.
b. Informal To hold up under examination; be convincing: His story will not wash with the police.
3. To flow, sweep, or beat with a characteristic lapping sound: Waves washed over the pilings.
4. To be carried away, removed, or drawn by the action of water.
n.
1. The act or process of washing or cleansing.
2. A quantity of articles washed or intended for washing: The wash is on the back porch.
3. Waste liquid; swill.
4. Fermented liquid from which liquor is distilled.
5. A preparation or product used in washing or coating.
6. A cosmetic or medicinal liquid, such as a mouthwash.
7.
a. A thin layer of watercolor or India ink spread on a drawing.
b. A light tint or hue: "a wash of red sunset" (Thomas Pynchon).
8.
a. A rush or surge of water or waves.
b. The sound of this rush or surge.
9.
a. Removal or erosion of soil by the action of moving water.
b. A deposit of recently eroded debris.
10.
a. Low or marshy ground washed by tidal waters.
b. A stretch of shallow water.
11. Western US The dry bed of a stream.
12. Turbulence in air or water caused by the motion or action of an oar, propeller, jet, or airfoil.
13. Informal An activity, action, or enterprise that yields neither marked gain nor marked loss: "[The company] doesn't do badly. That is, it's a wash" (Harper's).
adj.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. Used for washing.
2. Being such that washing is possible; washable.
wash down
1. To clean by washing with water from top to bottom: wash down the walls.
2. To follow the ingestion of (food, for example) with the ingestion of a liquid: washed the cake down with coffee.
wash out
1.
a. To remove or be removed by washing.
b. To cause to fade by laundering: color that had been washed out by bleach.
2. To carry or wear away or be carried or worn away by the action of moving water: The river rose and washed out the dam. The road has washed out five miles down the mountain.
3. To deplete or become depleted of vitality: By evening, I was washed out from overwork.
4. To eliminate or be eliminated as unsatisfactory: a football player who was washed out; an officer candidate who washed out after one month.
5. To cause (an event) to be rained out.
wash up
Idioms: 1. To wash one's hands.
2. Chiefly British To wash dishes after a meal.
3. To burn out; exhaust: all washed up as a politician.
come out in the wash Slang
1. To be revealed eventually: The real reasons for her resignation will come out in the wash.
2. To turn out well in the end: Don't worry; this project will come out in the wash.
wash (one's) hands of
1. To refuse to accept responsibility for: He washed his hands of the matter.
2. To abandon; renounce: They have washed their hands of him.
Wash
(wŏsh, wôsh) An inlet of the North Sea off east-central England. The Wash has a dredged ship channel that leads to King's Lynn.
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wash out
vb (adverb)
1. (tr) to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt)
2. Also: wash off to remove or be removed by washing: grass stains don't wash out easily.
3. (General Sporting Terms) (tr) to cancel or abandon (a sporting event)
n
4. informal
a. a total failure or disaster
b. an incompetent person
5. (General Sporting Terms) a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain
6. (Geological Science) geology
a. erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water
b. a narrow channel produced by this erosion
7. (Aeronautics) aeronautics a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip
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| Verb | 1. | wash out - prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" |
| 2. |  wash out - wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" | |
| 3. | wash out - wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges" | |
| 4. |  wash out - 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"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" wash out - wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" | |
| 5. | wash out - deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" | |
| 6. | wash out - drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse" wash out - lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine" discolor - cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts" | |
| 7. | wash out - lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine" wash out - drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse" discolor - lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored" |
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wash
verb5. Informal. To prove valid under scrutiny:
wash up
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Translations
w>wash out
vi → sich (r)auswaschen lassen
vt sep
(= stop, cancel) game etc → ins Wasser fallen lassen (inf); the game was washed out → das Spiel fiel buchstäblich ins Wasser (inf)
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