WASH | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water

clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent

clean with water and soap or detergent

• Auntie Lou had washed all their clothes

(of flowing water) carry (someone or something) in a particular direction

carry person or thing in particular direction

• floods washed away the bridges

brush with a thin coat of dilute paint or ink

brush with thin coat of dilute paint or ink

• the walls were washed with shades of umber

seem convincing or genuine

seem convincing or genuine

• charm won't wash with this crew

an act of washing something or an instance of being washed

act of washing something or instance of being washed

• her hair needs a wash

the water or air disturbed by a moving boat or aircraft

water or air disturbed by moving boat or aircraft

• the wash of a motorboat

an inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of England between Norfolk and Lincolnshire.

inlet of North Sea on east coast of England between Norfolk and Lincolnshire

a medicinal or cleansing solution

medicinal or cleansing solution applied to skin

• citrus-scented body wash

a layer of paint or metal spread thinly on a surface

layer of paint or metal spread thinly on surface

• the walls were covered with a pale lemon wash

silt or gravel carried by a stream or river and deposited as sediment.

silt or gravel carried by stream or river

kitchen slops and other food waste fed to pigs.

kitchen slops and other food waste fed to pigs

malt fermenting in preparation for distillation.

malt fermenting in preparation for distillation

a situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides

situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides

• the plan's impact on jobs would be a wash, creating as many as it costs