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Definitions of wash
  1. noun
    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"

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  2. verb
    make moist

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    wet
  3. noun
    the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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  4. noun
    garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
  5. verb
    cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

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  6. verb
    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"
  7. noun
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

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  8. verb
    wash or flow against

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  9. verb
    clean with some chemical process

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  10. noun
    the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

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  11. noun
    a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

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  12. verb
    cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

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  13. verb
    admit to testing or proof
    "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
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  14. noun
    any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
    "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
  15. verb
    apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
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  16. noun
    a thin coat of water-base paint
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  17. verb
    be capable of being washed
    "Does this material wash?"
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    be
  18. verb
    form by erosion
    "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
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  19. verb
    move by or as if by water
    "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
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  20. verb
    separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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  21. verb
    to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
    "The cat washes several times a day"
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Definition that contains wash
  • wash wash or flow against
  • shower washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
  • pan wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
  • lap wash or flow against
  • hush wash by removing particles
  • scrub wash thoroughly
  • cradle wash in a cradle
  • rinse washing lightly without soap
  • soak washing something by allowing it to soak
  • rinse wash off soap or remaining dirt
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