shampoo
/ʃæmˈpu/ n [C/U] (plural shampoos)Definition
› a liquid soap used for washing the hair, or the act of washing the hair with this liquid: [U] a bottle of shampoo [C] The dog needs a shampoo. › A shampoo is also a liquid used to clean certain thick materials: [C] a rug shampoo shampoo /ʃæmˈpu/ v [T] (present tense shampoos, present participle shampooing, past tense and past participle shampooed) › He took a shower and shampooed his hair.
(Definition of shampoo n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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