To remove dirt and grime from an object, using water (usually with soap).
A covering with water (and usually soap), with the intention of removing dirt or grime from the object.
The work of cleansing, usually with water and soap.
To cleanse (one's body) with soap and water.
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
(informal) any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
a thin coat of water-base paint
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking, as of a cat; "The cat washes several times a day"
form by erosion: "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
move by or as if by water; "The footbridge washed away during the floods"
be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"
(western United States) the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
clean with some chemical process
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent: "he washed the dirt from his coat"
the work of washing or cleansing
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
cleanse (one''s body) with soap and water
wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
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"
admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won''t wash in traffic court"
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
wash or flow against
make moist
form by erosion
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
