Wash Meaning
There are 21 meaning(s) for word Wash
Meaning 1 : the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Example : from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Synonyms : washout
Example : from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Synonyms : washout
Meaning 3 : the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Synonyms : airstream, backwash, race, slipstream
Synonyms : airstream, backwash, race, slipstream
Meaning 4 : garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Synonyms : laundry, washables, washing
Synonyms : laundry, washables, washing
Meaning 6 : remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Example : 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
Synonyms : wash away, wash off, wash out
Example : 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
Synonyms : wash away, wash off, wash out
Meaning 10 : the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Synonyms : dry wash
Synonyms : dry wash
Meaning 11 : a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Synonyms : wash drawing
Synonyms : wash drawing
Meaning 13 : admit to testing or proof
Example : This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Example : This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Meaning 14 : any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
Example : at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
Example : at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
Meaning 15 : apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
Meaning 16 : a thin coat of water-base paint
Meaning 17 : be capable of being washed
Example : Does this material wash?
Example : Does this material wash?
Meaning 18 : form by erosion
Example : The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
Example : The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
Meaning 19 : move by or as if by water
Example : The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Example : The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Meaning 20 : separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Meaning 21 : to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Example : The cat washes several times a day
Example : The cat washes several times a day
How to Pronounce Wash
- wɑʃ
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