wash
— Noun
– English
～ a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
wash
— Noun
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～ any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
wash
— Noun
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～ a thin coat of water-base paint
wash
— Noun
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～ the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
wash
— Noun
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～ the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
wash-hand basin
— Noun
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～ a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
wash out
— Verb
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～ prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game"
wash up
— Verb
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～ be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach"
wash out
— Verb
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～ deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"
wash down
— Verb
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～ flow freely; "The body washed down the river"
wash up
— Verb
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～ wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
wash
— Verb
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～ wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
wash away
— Verb
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～ eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
wash
— Verb
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～ 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"
wash
— Verb
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～ admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
wash
— Verb
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～ clean with some chemical process
wash out
— Verb
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～ 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"
wash down
— Verb
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～ eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"
wash up
— Verb
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～ wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
wash
— Verb
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～ be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"