noun
Meaning 1
A wash in a washing machine (of clothing etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This garment tolerates machine washes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
machine wash
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verb
Meaning 2
To wash using a machine; especially, to wash (clothes) in a washing machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
wash by machine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Can these shirts be machine-washed?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: machine-wash
Antonyms: handwash
Broader terms: wash, launder
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 機洗 /机洗 (jīxǐ) — a wash in a machine
- Finnish: konepesu — a wash in a machine
- Norwegian Bokmål: maskinvask — a wash in a machine
- Norwegian Nynorsk: maskinvask — a wash in a machine
- Chinese Mandarin: 機洗 /机洗 (jīxǐ) — wash clothes in a washing machine
- Finnish: konepestä — wash clothes in a washing machine
- Finnish: pestä koneessa — wash clothes in a washing machine