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Overview of verb wash

      »   The verb wash has 13 meanings (first 4 from tagged texts)

• wash, Rinse1.) Rinse -- (a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint)
  
  2.) Rinse, rinsing -- (the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing)
  
  rinse -- (Clean1.) Clean and jerk, clean -- (a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead)
  
  1.) Clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")
  
  clean with some Chemical1.) Chemical, chemical substance -- (produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)
  
  1.) Chemical, chemic -- (relating to or used in chemistry; "chemical engineer"; "chemical balance")
  
  chemical process)

• wash, Lave1.) Lave, lap, wash -- (wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore")
  
  2.) Wash, lave -- (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)
  
  lave -- (Cleanse1.) Cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")
  
  2.) Cleanse -- (purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins")
  
  cleanse (one's Body1.) Body, organic structure, physical structure -- (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire")
  
  2.) Body, dead body -- (a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake")
  
  body) with Soap1.) Soap -- (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
  
  2.) Soap -- (money offered as a bribe)
  
  soap and water)

• wash, Launder1.) Wash, launder -- (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!")
  
  2.) Launder -- (convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones)
  
  launder -- (Cleanse1.) Cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")
  
  2.) Cleanse -- (purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins")
  
  cleanse with a Cleaning1.) Cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")
  
  1.) Clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")
  
  cleaning agent, such as Soap1.) Soap -- (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
  
  2.) Soap -- (money offered as a bribe)
  
  soap, and Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water; "Wash the Towels1.) Towel -- (a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping)
  
  1.) Towel -- (wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry")
  
  towels, please!")

• wash -- (Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move by or as if by Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water; "The Swollen1.) Swell -- (increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo")
  
  2.) Swell, puff up -- (become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son")
  
  swollen river washed Away1.) Away, gone, departed -- (not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests")
  
  2.) Away -- (used of an opponent's ground; "an away game")
  
  away the footbridge")

• wash -- (be Capable1.) Capable -- ((usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet")
  
  2.) Capable, open, subject -- (possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")
  
  capable of Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being washed; "Does this Material1.) Material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")
  
  2.) Material -- (information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography")
  
  material wash?")

• wash -- (Admit1.) Admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")
  
  2.) Admit, allow in, let in, intromit -- (allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club")
  
  admit to Testing1.) Testing -- (the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons")
  
  2.) Testing -- (an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox")
  
  testing or Proof1.) Proof, cogent evidence -- (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it")
  
  2.) Proof -- (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
  
  proof; "This Silly1.) Silly -- (a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly")
  
  1.) Cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany -- (ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books")
  
  silly excuse won't wash in Traffic1.) Traffic -- (the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time)
  
  2.) Traffic -- (buying and selling; especially illicit trade)
  
  traffic court")

• wash -- (Separate1.) Offprint, reprint, separate -- (a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication)
  
  2.) Separate -- (a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments)
  
  separate dirt or Gravel1.) Gravel, crushed rock -- (rock fragments and pebbles)
  
  1.) Annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves")
  
  gravel from (Precious1.) Cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
  
  2.) Precious -- (of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones")
  
  precious minerals))

• wash -- (Apply1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Apply, hold, go for -- (be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone")
  
  apply a Thin1.) Thin -- (lose thickness; become thin or thinner)
  
  2.) Thin -- (make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution")
  
  thin coating of Paint1.) Paint -- (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)
  
  2.) Key, paint -- ((basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint")
  
  paint, metal, etc., to)

• wash, wash out, wash Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off, wash Away1.) Away, gone, departed -- (not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests")
  
  2.) Away -- (used of an opponent's ground; "an away game")
  
  away -- (Remove1.) Remove -- (degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";)
  
  1.) Remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
  
  remove by the Application1.) Application -- (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications")
  
  2.) Application, practical application -- (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis")
  
  application of Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water or other Liquid1.) Liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
  
  2.) Liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state -- (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)
  
  liquid and Soap1.) Soap -- (a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
  
  2.) Soap -- (money offered as a bribe)
  
  soap or some other Cleaning1.) Cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")
  
  1.) Clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")
  
  cleaning agent; "he washed the Dirt1.) Soil, dirt -- (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
  
  2.) Dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge -- (the state of being covered with unclean things)
  
  dirt from his coat"; "The Nurse1.) Nurse -- (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
  
  2.) Nanny, nursemaid, nurse -- (a woman who is the custodian of children)
  
  nurse washed Away1.) Away, gone, departed -- (not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests")
  
  2.) Away -- (used of an opponent's ground; "an away game")
  
  away the blood"; "Can you wash Away1.) Away, gone, departed -- (not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests")
  
  2.) Away -- (used of an opponent's ground; "an away game")
  
  away the Spots1.) Musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots -- (spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens)
  
  1.) Topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
  
  spots on the windows?"; "he Managed1.) Pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs")
  
  2.) Manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
  
  managed to wash out the stains")

• wash -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form by Erosion1.) Erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away -- ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
  
  2.) Erosion -- (condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind)
  
  erosion; "The River1.) River -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")
  
  river washed a Ravine1.) Ravine -- (a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water))
  
  ravine into the mountainside")

• moisten, wash, Dampen1.) Stifle, dampen -- (smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity")
  
  2.) Moisten, wash, dampen -- (make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows")
  
  dampen -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make moist; "The Dew1.) Dew -- (water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew")
  
  dew moistened the meadows")

• lave, Lap1.) Lap -- (the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap")
  
  2.) Lap -- (an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap")
  
  lap, wash -- (wash or Flow1.) Flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
  
  2.) Flow, flow rate, rate of flow -- (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
  
  flow against; "the Waves1.) Wave, moving ridge -- (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
  
  2.) Wave -- (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves")
  
  waves laved the shore")

• wash -- (to Cleanse1.) Cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")
  
  2.) Cleanse -- (purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins")
  
  cleanse (itself or Another1.) Another, some other -- (any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day")
  
  another animal) by Licking1.) Defeat, licking -- (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking")
  
  2.) Beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking -- (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)
  
  licking; "The Cat1.) Cat, true cat -- (feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats)
  
  2.) Guy, cat, hombre, bozo -- (an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll")
  
  cat washes Several1.) Respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed")
  
  2.) Several -- (distinct and individual; "three several times")
  
  several times a day")

Overview of adj washed
      »   The adj washed has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• washed, water-washed -- (Clean1.) Clean and jerk, clean -- (a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead)
  
  1.) Clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")
  
  clean by Virtue1.) Virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence -- (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)
  
  2.) Merit, virtue -- (any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit")
  
  virtue of having been washed in water)

• washed -- (Wet1.) Moisture, wet -- (wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window")
  
  1.) Wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")
  
  wet as from Washing1.) Wash, washing, lavation -- (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
  
  2.) Laundry, wash, washing, washables -- (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
  
  washing; sometimes Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used in Combination1.) Combination -- (a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities)
  
  2.) Combination -- (a coordinated sequence of chess moves)
  
  combination; "rain-washed")