Wash
61wash — v 1. clean, clean up, bathe, Brit. Inf. tub, lave, cleanse, wash up, scrub up, Chiefly Scot. dight; deterge, launder, do the laundry; shampoo, lather, soap; scrub, brush, swab, mop; soak, shower, douse, rinse, flush, sponge, douche; absterge,… …
62wash up — verb Date: 1751 intransitive verb 1. to wash one s face and hands 2. British to wash the dishes after a meal 3. to be deposited by or as if by a swell of waves < seaweed washed up on the shore > transitive verb 1. to get rid of by washing …
63wash up — verb a) To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal. Dinner has just finished, so go and wash up. b) To wash ones hands and/or face, often around mealtimes. Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up. Syn …
64Wash — This interesting surname is of Norman origin, and derives from the Norman personal name Wazo , apparently from a compound Germanic name with the first element wod to go. The personal name originated as a nickname for someone who was full of… …
65wash — 1. obsolete stale urine As once commonly used in laundry: Dochter, here is a bottle o my father s wash. (D. Graham, 1883 it was for medical examination) A wash mug was a piss pot. 2. British to deal unnecessarily in securities… …
66wash — 1. verb 1) he washed in the bath Syn: clean oneself, bathe, shower 2) she washed her hands Syn: clean, cleanse, scrub, wipe, shampoo, lather, sluice, swill …
67wash — Holoi. To have washed, pretend to wash, ho oholoi. To wash clothes, holoi lole. To wash hands, holoi lima …
68wash — 1. verb /wɒʃ,wɑʃ,wɔɹʃ/ a) To clean with water. b) To move by the force of water in motion (as in the flood washed away houses). 2. noun /wɒʃ,wɑʃ,wɔɹʃ/ a) The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid …
69wash — [OE] Etymologically, to wash something is probably to clean it with ‘water’. Like German waschen, Dutch wasschen, and Swedish vaska, it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *waskan, which seems to have been derived from *wat , the base which… …
70wash up — 1》 (also wash something up) chiefly Brit. clean crockery and cutlery after use. 2》 N. Amer. clean one s hands and face. → wash …
