wash
Cross references:
1. dry wash
1. wash \'wo.sh, 'wa:sh\ vb [ME washen, fr. OE wascan; akin to OHG waskan
to wash, OE ]wter water 1a: to cleanse by or as if by the action of
liquid (as water) 1b: to remove (as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with
liquid 2: to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened
with sal iva 3a: to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a
liquid 3b1: to wet thoroughly : SATURATE 3b2: OVERSPREAD, : SUFFUSE 3c:
to pass water over or through esp. so as to carry off material from th e
surface or interior 4: to flow along or dash or overflow against : LAVE 5:
to move, carry, or deposit by or as if by the force of water in motion 6a:
to subject (as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuabl e
material 6b: to separate (particles) from a substance (as ore) by agitation
with or in water 6c1: to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or
soluble components 6c2: to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over
a liquid to purify it esp. by removing soluble components 7a: to cover or
daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin l iquid (as
whitewash or varnish) 7b: to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color
with a brush 8: to cause to swirl 1: to wash oneself or a part of one's
body 2: to become worn away by the action of water 3: to clean something
by rubbing or dipping in water 4a: to become carried or floated along on
water : DRIFT 4b: to pour, sweep, or flow in a stream or current 5: to
serve as a cleansing agent 6a: to undergo laundering without damage 6b:
to move with a lapping or splashing sound
2. wash n 1a: the act or process or an instance of washing or being washed
1b: articles to be washed or being washed 2: the surging action of waves
or its sound 3a: a piece of ground washed by the sea or river 3b: BOG,
MARSH 3c: a shallow body of water or creek West 3d: the dry bed of a
stream 4: worthless esp. liquid waste : REFUSE 5a: an insipid beverage
5b: vapid writing or speech 6a: a sweep or splash esp. of color made by or
as if by a long stroke of a brush 6b: a thin coat of paint (as watercolor)
6c: a thin liquid used for coating a surface (as a wall) 7: LOTION 8:
loose or eroded surface material of the earth (as rock debris) transport ed
and deposited by running water 9a: BACKWASH 9b: a disturbance in the air
produced by the passage of an airfoil or prope ller
3. wash aj : WASHABLE