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WashWash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Washed (w[o^]sht);
p. pr. & vb. n. Washing.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to
D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan.
vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.]
1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to
apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of
cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water;
as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash
sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the
bark of trees.
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . .
he took water and washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of
this just person. --Matt. xxvii.
24.
2. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and
moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves
wash the shore.
Fresh-blown roses washed with dew. --Milton.
[The landscape] washed with a cold, gray mist.
--Longfellow.
3. To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as,
heavy rains wash a road or an embankment. Wash
Wash Wash, v. i.
1. To perform the act of ablution.
Wash in Jordan seven times. --2 Kings v.
10.
2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to
perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in
water. ``She can wash and scour.' --Shak.
3. To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as,
some calicoes do not wash. [Colloq.]
4. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a
running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the
sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.
Wash
Wash Wash, a.
1. Washy; weak. [Obs.]
Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper. --Beau. &
Fl.
2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash
goods. [Colloq.]
Wash
Wash Wash, v. t.
1. To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding
substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese
oxide.
2. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a
liquid for the purpose of purifying it, esp. by removing
soluble constituents.
Wash
Wash Wash, v. i.
1. To use washes, as for the face or hair.
2. To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to
lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing.
Meaning of Wash from wikipedia
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wash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wash or the
Wash may
refer to:
WASH or
WaSH, "water,
sanitation and hygiene",
three related public health...
-
WASH (or Watsan,
WaSH;
stemming from the
first letters of "water,
sanitation and hygiene") is a
sector in
development cooperation or
within local governments...
- The
Wash is a
shallow natural rectangular bay and
multiple estuary on the east
coast of
England in the
United Kingdom. It is an
inlet of the
North Sea...
- A car
wash, or auto
wash, is a
facility used to
clean the exterior, and in some
cases the interior, of cars. Car
washes can be self-service, full-service...
- Look up jet
wash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jet
wash, jet-
wash, or
jetwash may
refer to: Wake turbulence,
turbulence that
forms behind an aircraft...
- An egg
wash is
beaten eggs,
sometimes mixed with
another liquid such as
water or milk,
which is
brushed onto the
surface of a
pastry before baking. Egg...
-
Wash trading is a form of
market mani****tion in
which an
entity simultaneously sells and buys the same
financial instruments,
creating a
false impression...
-
Martha Elaine Wash (born
December 28, 1953) is an
American singer and songwriter.
Known for her
distinctive and
powerful voice,
Wash first achieved fame...
- A
wash sale is a sale of a
security (stocks, bonds, options) at a loss and
repurchase of the same or
substantially identical security (judging by CUSIP...
-
wash bottle is a
squeeze bottle with a nozzle, used to
rinse various pieces of
laboratory gl****ware, such as test
tubes and
round bottom flasks.
Wash...
