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wash 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?wash something?
2 ?wash yourself?
3 ?flow?
4 something doesn't/won't wash (with somebody)
5 wash your hands of something
6 wash your mouth out!
7 wash well
Phrasal verbs
wash something ¡û¡ú away
wash something ¡û¡ú down
wash off
wash out
wash over somebody
wash up
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wascan]
?WASH SOMETHING?
[T] to clean something using water and a type of soap
::This shirt needs washing.
::It's your turn to wash the dishes .
?WASH YOURSELF?
[I and T] to clean your body with soap and water
::Amy washed and went to bed.
::She had a hot bath and washed her hair.
::I'm just going to wash my hands.
wash yourself
::When a cat has finished eating, it usually washes itself.
?FLOW?
[I,T always + adverb/preposition] if a river, sea etc washes somewhere, or if something carried by the river or sea is washed somewhere, it flows or moves there
::The waves washed against the shore.
::The sea washed over her.
::The young man was washed overboard (=pushed from a boat into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm.
::The body was washed ashore (=brought to the shore by waves) .
sth doesn't/won't wash (with sb)
spoken used to say that you do not believe or accept someone's explanation, reason, attitude etc
::I'm sorry but all his charm just doesn't wash with me.
wash your hands of sth
to refuse to be responsible for something any more
::I've washed my hands of the whole affair.
wash your mouth out!
spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone who has just sworn or said something rude that they should not have spoken that way
wash well
to be easy to clean using soap and water
::Silk doesn't wash well.
-see also wash/air your dirty linen/laundry (in public) at dirty 1 (7)
wash away [wash sth ¡û¡ú away] phr v
if water washes something away, it carries it away with great force
::Floods in Bangladesh have washed hundreds of homes away.
to get rid of unhappy feelings, thoughts, or memories
::My anxiety was washed away.
wash down [wash sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to clean something large using a lot of water
::Can you wash down the driveway?
to drink something with or after food or with medicine to help you swallow it
wash something ¡û¡ú down with
::steak and chips washed down with red wine
wash off phr v
wash sth ¡û¡ú off
to clean dirt, dust etc from the surface of something with water
if a substance washes off, you can remove it from the surface of something by washing
::Will this paint wash off?
wash out phr v
wash sth ¡û¡ú out
to wash the inside of something quickly
::I'll just wash out this vase for flowers.
if a substance washes out, you can remove it from a material by washing it
::a dye that won't wash out
be washed out
if an event is washed out, it cannot continue because of rain
::The summer fair was washed out by the English weather.
-see also washed-out , washout
wash over [wash over sb] phr v
if a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly
::A feeling of relief washed over her.
if you let something wash over you, you do not pay close attention to it
::She was content to let the conversation wash over her.
wash up phr v
BrE to wash plates, dishes, knives etc
-see also washing-up
AmE to wash your hands
::Go wash up before dinner.
wash sth ¡û¡ú up
if waves wash something up, they carry it to the shore
wash something ¡û¡ú up on
::His body was washed up on the beach the next morning.
-see also washed-up