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wash
verb
-
wash
,
washing
,
washes
,
washed
to
clean
something
or
yourself
with
water
,
usually
with
soap
•
Please
wash
your
hands
before
dinner
.
Please
wash
your
hands
before
dinner
.
•
I
need
to
wash
the
car
this
weekend
.
I
need
to
wash
the
car
this
weekend
.
Old
English
‘
wæscan
’,
related
to
German
‘
waschen
’,
from
Proto-Germanic
roots
meaning
‘
to
clean
with
water
’.
noun
-
wash
,
washes
clothes
or
other
items
that
need
to
be
,
are
being
,
or
have
just
been
cleaned
with
water
•
I
hung
the
wash
on
the
line
to
dry
.
I
hung
the
wash
on
the
line
to
dry
.
•
The
machine
finished
a
quick
wash
in
thirty
minutes
.
The
machine
finished
a
quick
wash
in
thirty
minutes
.
Developed
from
the
verb
meaning
to
clean
;
recorded
as
a
noun
for
clothes
from
the
late
17th
century
.
verb
-
wash
,
washing
,
washes
,
washed
(
of
water
)
to
flow
over
or
against
something
•
Waves
wash
against
the
rocks
below
the
cliff
.
Waves
wash
against
the
rocks
below
the
cliff
.
•
At
high
tide
,
seawater
washes
over
the
road
.
At
high
tide
,
seawater
washes
over
the
road
.
Same
Germanic
root
as
the
cleaning
sense
,
extended
metaphorically
to
moving
water
.
noun
-
wash
,
washes
a
thin
,
watery
layer
of
paint
or
ink
used
to
give
a
light
shade
of
color
•
The
artist
applied
a
blue
wash
over
the
sky
area
of
the
canvas
.
The
artist
applied
a
blue
wash
over
the
sky
area
of
the
canvas
.
•
A
sepia
wash
can
give
drawings
an
antique
look
.
A
sepia
wash
can
give
drawings
an
antique
look
.
Borrowed
into
art
vocabulary
in
the
17th
century
,
likening
the
diluted
paint
to
water
used
for
washing
.
noun
-
wash
,
washes
(
informal
)
a
situation
in
which
the
gains
and
losses
balance
so
that
the
final
effect
is
zero
•
The
extra
cost
was
offset
by
the
discount
,
so
it
was
basically
a
wash
.
The
extra
cost
was
offset
by
the
discount
,
so
it
was
basically
a
wash
.
•
My
winnings
covered
my
losses
at
the
casino
,
making
the
night
a
wash
.
My
winnings
covered
my
losses
at
the
casino
,
making
the
night
a
wash
.
American
English
,
mid-20th
century
,
from
bookkeeping
slang
where
equal
debits
and
credits
‘
wash
out
’.
