wash

/wɑʃ/, /wɔʃ/ v [I/T] (CLEAN)

Definition

› to make something or yourself clean, or to become clean, using water and usually soap: [T] Alex washed his face and combed his hair. [T] I hate washing dishes.

(Definition of wash v (CLEAN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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wash off (something) phrasal verb
wash out (something) phrasal verb BE REMOVED
wash out something phrasal verb BE DESTROYED
wash up phrasal verb APPEAR NEAR WATER
wash up phrasal verb CLEAN HANDS
wash v CLEAN
wash v FLOW
wash your hands of someone or something idiom
washable adj
washcloth n
washed-out adj

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wash v FLOW
wash n NO CHANGE
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wash down something phrasal verb
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wash down something phrasal verb
wash off (something) phrasal verb
wash out (something) phrasal verb BE REMOVED
wash out something phrasal verb BE DESTROYED
wash up phrasal verb CLEAN HANDS
wash up phrasal verb APPEAR NEAR WATER

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doesn't wash idiom
wash your hands of someone or something idiom
won't wash, at doesn't wash idiom

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