Wash

[n] the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
[n] (informal) any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
[n] garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
[n] a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
[n] a thin coat of water-base paint
[n] (western United States) the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
[n] the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
[v] to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking, as of a cat; "The cat washes several times a day"
[v] cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
[v] 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"
[v] wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
[v] make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
[v] form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
[v] apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
[v] clean with some chemical process
[v] cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
[v] separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
[v] move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
[v] admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
[v] be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

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Synonyms

airstream, backwash, dampen, dry wash, lap, laundry, lavation, lave, moisten, race, rinse, slipstream, wash away, wash drawing, wash off, wash out, washables, washing, washing