Wash (Verb)
Meaning 1
Separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals).
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 3
Admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 4
Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 6
Wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 9
Move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 10
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 11
Clean with some chemical process.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 12
Form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..