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"from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"nounthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
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nounthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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"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"verbremove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
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nounthe dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
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nouna watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
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"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"verbadmit to testing or prooftype of:
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"at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"nounany enterprise in which losses and gains cancel outtype of:
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"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"verbform by erosion
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"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"verbmove by or as if by water
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"The cat washes several times a day"verbto cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
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