wash
/wɒʃ/ verbTranslation
CLEAN SOMETHING [T] › to make something clean using water, or water and soap
yıkamak
Dad was washing the dishes.833CLEAN YOURSELF [I, T] › to clean part of your body with water and soap
yıkamak, yıkanmak
Have you washed your hands? I got washed and dressed.2175 be washed away/out/up, etc › If something is washed away/out, etc, it is moved there by water.
yıkıp sürükleyip götür(ül)mek; yerle bir etmek/edilmek; silip süpür(ül)mek
A lot of the waste is washed out to sea.1631 wash against/on, etc › If water washes somewhere, it flows there.
wash sth away phrasal verb yıkmak, yıkıp götürmek, yerle bir etmek
Waves washed against the base of the cliff.1631 › If water washes something away, it removes that thing.
wash sth down phrasal verb süpürüp götürmek; silip süpürüp alıp gitmek, yıkıp sürükleyip götürmek
Floods washed away much of the soil.1631 › to drink something with food or medicine to make it easier to swallow
wash out phrasal verb su katarak içmek/yutmak
I had a plate of sandwiches, washed down with a glass of cool beer.846 › If a colour or dirty mark washes out, it disappears when you wash something.
wash (sth) up phrasal verb UK yıkayıp çıkarmak/temizlemek
Most hair dye washes out after a few weeks.833 › to wash the dishes, pans, and other things you have used for cooking and eating a meal
wash up phrasal verb US bulaşıkları yıkamak
839914 › to wash your hands, especially before a meal
yemekten önce ellerini yıkamak
Go and wash up - your dinner's ready.2175(Definition of wash verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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