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Received-Pronunciation:/wɒʃ/
Northumbria:/wɛʃ/
General-American:/wɑʃ/
dialectal:/wɔʃ/
dialectal:/wɔɹʃ/r-insertion
obsolete:/wæʃ/
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rhymes with -ɒʃ
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ
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1
name
Meaning 1
A bay with multiple estuaries of great ecological importance in eastern England, dividing Lincolnshire from Norfolk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A diminutive of the male given name Washington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.
My jacket needs a wash.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A liquid used for washing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
mouth wash
hand wash
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I could hear the wash of the wave.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The ship left a big wash
Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
The blade of an oar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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13
noun
Meaning 13
Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
noun
Meaning 14
A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
A shallow body of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
noun
Meaning 16
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: arroyo, wadi, nahal (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
1997, Stanley Desmond Smith, et al. Physiological Ecology of North American Desert Plants, Nature In some desert-wash systems (which have been termed “xero-riparian”)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dry wash, arroyo, wadi, nahal
Antonyms: none provided
17
noun
Meaning 17
A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
18
noun
Meaning 18
A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
noun
Meaning 19
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
20
noun
Meaning 20
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
21
noun
Meaning 21
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
noun
Meaning 22
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
23
noun
Meaning 23
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
24
noun
Meaning 24
The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: architecture
Examples
a carriage wash in a stable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
25
noun
Meaning 25
A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
26
noun
Meaning 26
A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
27
noun
Meaning 27
A total failure; a washout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
28
noun
Meaning 28
Acronym of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
29
verb
Meaning 29
To clean with water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.
Dishwashers wash dishes way more efficiently than most humans.
This new washing powder rlly washes bedclothes superwhite.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
30
verb
Meaning 30
To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.
Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.
The flood washed away houses.
The remaining flotsam was washed ashore.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
31
verb
Meaning 31
To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
32
verb
Meaning 32
To clean oneself with water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
I wash every morning after getting up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
33
verb
Meaning 33
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Waves wash the shore.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
34
verb
Meaning 34
To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
to hear the water washing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
35
verb
Meaning 35
To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
Examples
2012, The Economist, Oct 13th 2012 issue, The Jordan and its king: As beleaguered as ever The king is running out of ideas as well as cash. His favourite shock-absorbing tactic—to blame his governments and sack his prime ministers—hardly washes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
36
verb
Meaning 36
To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Some calicoes do not wash.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
37
verb
Meaning 37
To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
38
verb
Meaning 38
To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
steel washed with silver
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
39
verb
Meaning 39
To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate
Narrower terms: pan, pan out, pan off
61
verb
Meaning 61
move by or as if by water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The swollen river washed away the footbridge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
62
verb
Meaning 62
admit to testing or proof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stand
63
verb
Meaning 63
be capable of being washed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Does this material wash?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
History
Etymology
Possibilities are discussed at The Wash § History.
Clipping of Washington.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash From Middle English wasshen, waschen, weschen (“to wash”), from Old English wascan (“to wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *waskan (“to wash”), from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian waaske (“to wash”), West Frisian waskje (“to wash”), Dutch wassen, wasschen (“to wash”), Low German waschen (“to wash”), German waschen (“to wash”), Danish vaske (“to wash”), Faroese and Icelandic vaska (“to wash”), Norwegian Bokmål vaske (“to wash”), Norwegian Nynorsk vaske, vaska (“to wash”), Swedish vaska (“to wash”). The noun is cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaske (“wash”), West Frisian wask (“wash”), Dutch was (“wash”), Low German Wask, Waske (“wash”), German Wäsche (“wash”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish vask (“wash”).
Across languages
Translations
431 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
миене
(miene)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Catalan:
rentada
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Dutch:
was
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Esperanto:
lavado
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Finnish:
pesu
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
French:
lavage
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Galician:
lavado
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Galician:
lavadura
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
German:
Wäsche
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Japanese:
洗浄
(senjou)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Japanese:
洗濯
(sentaku)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Khmer:
ការលាង
(kaa lieng)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Latin:
lōtiō
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Luxembourgish:
Wäsch
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Portuguese:
lavagem
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Russian:
мытьё
(mytʹjó)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Russian:
сти́рка
(stírka)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Spanish:
lavado
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Swedish:
tvätt
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Tagalog:
hugas
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Ukrainian:
миття́
(myttjá)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Ukrainian:
прання́
(prannjá)
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Walloon:
lavaedje
— process or an instance of washing or being washed by water
Finnish:
huuhde
— liquid for washing
Finnish:
pesuneste
— liquid for washing
Bulgarian:
пране
(prane)
— clothes washed at a time
Finnish:
pyykki
— clothes washed at a time
French:
machine
— clothes washed at a time
Plautdietsch:
Wausch
— clothes washed at a time
Russian:
бельё
(belʹjó)
— clothes washed at a time
Walloon:
bouwêye
— clothes washed at a time
Walloon:
machinêye
— clothes washed at a time
Finnish:
laveeraus
— painting
German:
Lavierung
— painting
Māori:
peita waimeha
— painting
Polish:
lawowanie
— painting
Swedish:
lavering
— painting
Bulgarian:
прибо́й
(pribój)
— sound of breaking seas
Finnish:
(aaltojen) kohina
— sound of breaking seas
Russian:
прибо́й
(pribój)
— sound of breaking seas
Bulgarian:
килватер
(kilvater)
— wake of a ship
Finnish:
vanavesi
— wake of a ship
Finnish:
peräaalto
— wake of a ship
Māori:
kōriporipo
— wake of a ship
Russian:
попу́тная струя́
(popútnaja strujá)
— wake of a ship
Russian:
кильва́тер
(kilʹváter)
— wake of a ship
Finnish:
jättöpyörre
— turbulence left by airplane
Māori:
kōriporipo
— turbulence left by airplane
Finnish:
-vesi
— lotion
Finnish:
-huuhde
— lotion
Finnish:
-saippua
— lotion
Russian:
лосьо́н
(losʹón)
— lotion
Russian:
полоска́ние
(poloskánije)
— lotion
Spanish:
enjuague
— lotion
Bulgarian:
нанос
(nanos)
— ground washed away to the sea or a river
Finnish:
huuhtouma
— ground washed away to the sea or a river
Finnish:
särkkä
— piece of ground washed by the action of water
Bulgarian:
локва
(lokva)
— shallow body of water
Finnish:
matalikko
— shallow body of water
Russian:
мелково́дье
(melkovódʹje)
— shallow body of water
Bulgarian:
сухо корито
(suho korito)
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
Finnish:
jokiuoma
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
Finnish:
wadi
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
French:
oeud
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
Panamint:
hunuppin
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
Panamint:
okkwaitaippüh
— normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream
Finnish:
tasapeli
— situation in which losses and gains are equivalent
Finnish:
rankki
— distilling: fermented wort
Irish:
anallas
— distilling: fermented wort
Finnish:
mäski
— mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings
Finnish:
metallointi
— thin coat of metal laid on anything
Bulgarian:
перо
(pero)
— nautical: blade of an oar
Finnish:
lape
— nautical: blade of an oar
Finnish:
kouru
— architecture: structure shaped so as to receive and carry off water
Afrikaans:
was
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aklanon:
eaba
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Albanian:
lan
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aleut:
ĝula
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Arabic:
غَسَلَ
(ḡasala)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aramaic:
ܣܚܐ
(syc)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Armenian:
լվալ
(lval)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Armenian:
լվանալ
(lvanal)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aromanian:
spel (roa-rup)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aromanian:
aspel (roa-rup)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Aromanian:
lau (roa-rup)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Assamese:
ধোৱা
(dhüa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Asturian:
llavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Azerbaijani:
yumaq
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bashkir:
йыуыу
(yıwıw)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Basque:
garbitu
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Basque:
ikuzi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Belarusian:
мыць
(mycʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Belarusian:
памы́ць
(pamýcʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Belarusian:
праць
(pracʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bengali:
ধোয়া
(dhōẇa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bengali:
ধোওয়া
(dhōōẇa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bhojpuri:
धोवल
(dhōval)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Central Bikol:
hugas
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Breton:
gwalc'hiñ
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bulgarian:
ми́я
(míja)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bulgarian:
изми́вам
(izmívam)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bulgarian:
изми́я
(izmíja)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Burmese:
ဆေး
(hce:)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Buryat:
угааха
(bxr)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Catalan:
rentar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Catalan:
llavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Cebuano:
laba
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Cebuano:
hugas
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Cherokee:
ᏕᎬᎩᎶᎠ
(degvgiloa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Chinese Cantonese:
洗
(sai2)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Chinese Mandarin:
洗
(xǐ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Chinese Mandarin:
洗滌 /洗涤
(xǐdí)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Chinese Mandarin:
沖洗 /冲洗
(chōngxǐ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Choctaw:
achefa
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Chuvash:
ҫу
(śu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ngazidja Comorian:
uyela
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Cornish:
golhi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Crimean Tatar:
yuvmaq
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Crimean Tatar:
cuvmaq
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Czech:
mýt
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Czech:
prát
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Danish:
vaske
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Dolgan:
һууй
(huuy)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Dutch:
wassen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Dutch:
spoelen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Dutch:
afspoelen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Egyptian:
i-a:N35B
(jꜥj)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Elfdalian:
rįesa
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Esperanto:
lavi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Estonian:
pesema
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Even:
авдай
(awdaj)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Even:
хилкадай
(hilkadaj)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Evenki:
авми
(awmi)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Evenki:
силкими
(silkimi)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Faroese:
vaska
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Finnish:
pestä
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Finnish:
tiskata
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Finnish:
pyykätä
— to clean with water — see also deterge
French:
laver
— to clean with water — see also deterge
West-Frisian:
waskje
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Friulian:
lavâ
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Galician:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Georgian:
რეცხვა
(recxva)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Georgian:
გარეცხვა
(garecxva)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Georgian:
ბანვა
(banva)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
German:
waschen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
German:
spülen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old High German:
dwahan
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Gothic:
𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽
(þwahan)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Greek:
πλένω
(pléno)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ancient Greek:
πλύνω
(plúnō)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ancient Greek:
νίπτω
(níptō)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ancient Greek:
λούω
(loúō)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Paraguayan Guarani:
johéi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Haitian Creole:
lave
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hawaiian:
holoi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hebrew:
רָחַץ
(rakháts)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hebrew:
שָׁטַף
(shatáf)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hindi:
धोना
(dhonā)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hungarian:
mos
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Hungarian:
kimos
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Icelandic:
þvo
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ido:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Indonesian:
mencuci
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ingrian:
pessä
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ingrian:
pursuttaa
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Irish:
nigh
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old Irish:
nigid
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old Irish:
ind·aim
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Isnag:
uxat
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Italian:
lavare
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Japanese:
洗う
(arau)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Javanese:
ngumbah
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Javanese:
raup
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Javanese:
wisuh
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old Javanese:
kumbah
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kabyle:
ssired
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kalmyk:
уһах
(uğax)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kashmiri:
چھَلُن
(chalun)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kashubian:
mëc
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kazakh:
жуу
(juu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Khakas:
чуурға
(çuurğa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Khmer:
លាង
(liəng)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kituba:
sukula
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kongo:
sukula
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Korean:
씻다
(ssitda)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Central Kurdish:
شوشتن
(şuştin)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Northern Kurdish:
şûştin
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Kyrgyz:
жуу
(juu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lao:
ລ້າງ
(lāng)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lao:
ຊັກ
(sak)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lao:
ສ່ວຍ
(suāi)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Latin:
lavō
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Latin:
luo
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Latvian:
mazgāt
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Limburgish:
wasje
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Limburgish:
wesje
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Limburgish:
speule
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Limburgish:
aafspeule
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lingala:
sukola
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lithuanian:
pláuti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lithuanian:
mazgoti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lithuanian:
praũsti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lombard:
lavà
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Low German:
waschen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Luxembourgish:
wäschen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Macedonian:
мие
(mie)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Maguindanao:
ugas
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Malay:
mencuci
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Maltese:
ħasel
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Manchu:
ᠣᠪᠣᠮᠪᡳ
(obombi)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Māori:
horoi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Mauritian Creole:
lave
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Middle English:
wasshen
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Mongolian:
угаалга
(ugaalga)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Classical Nahuatl:
pāca
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Nanai:
силко-
(silko-)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Norman:
laver
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Norwegian:
tvette
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Norwegian:
vaske
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Occitan:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Church Slavic:
мꙑти
(myti)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old East Slavic:
мꙑти
(myti)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old English:
þwēan
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old English:
wascan
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old Norse:
þvá
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Old Norse:
þvætta
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Oromo:
miiccuu
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ossetian:
ӕхсын
(æxsyn)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Papiamentu:
laba
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Pashto:
ولل
(wlᶕl)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Pashto:
اندرېيل
(andreyál)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Persian:
شستن
(šostan)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Piedmontese:
lavé
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Polish:
myć
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Polish:
umyć
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Polish:
prać
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Polish:
wyprać
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Portuguese:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Quechua:
mayllay
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Quechua:
t'aqsay
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Rohingya:
dúo
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Romagnol:
lavêr (eml)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Romani:
thovel
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Romanian:
spăla
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Romansh:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Romansh:
laver
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Russian:
мыть
(mytʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Russian:
помы́ть
(pomýtʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Russian:
вы́мыть
(výmytʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Russian:
стира́ть
(stirátʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Russian:
постира́ть
(postirátʹ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Samoan:
fulu
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sango:
sukula
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sanskrit:
क्षिपति
(kṣipati)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sardinian:
samunài
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sardinian:
samunàe
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sardinian:
samunàre
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sardinian:
sciacuai
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sardinian:
labare
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Scottish Gaelic:
nigh
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Serbo-Croatian:
ми̏ти
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Serbo-Croatian:
пра̏ти
(clothes)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Serbo-Croatian:
mȉti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Serbo-Croatian:
prȁti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sicilian:
lavari
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Slovak:
myť
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Slovak:
prať
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Slovene:
miti
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Slovene:
prati
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Lower Sorbian:
myś
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Spanish:
lavar
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sundanese:
kumbah
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swahili:
-osha
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swahili:
-fua
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swahili:
-nawa
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swedish:
tvätta
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swedish:
tvaga
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swedish:
två
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Swedish:
vaska
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Sylheti:
ꠗꠃꠣ
(dóua)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tagalog:
maghugas
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tagalog:
hugasan
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tajik:
шустан
(šustan)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Talysh:
şışte
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tamil:
கழுவு
(kaḻuvu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tamil:
அலம்பு
(alampu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tamil:
துவை
(tuvai)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tat:
şuştən
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tatar:
юарга
(yuwarğa)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tausug:
hugas
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tày:
áp
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Telugu:
కడుగు hands
(kaḍugu)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Telugu:
dishes
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Telugu:
etc.
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Telugu:
ఉతుకు clothes
(utuku)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tetum:
fase
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Thai:
ล้าง
(láang)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Thai:
ซัก
(sák)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tibetan:
བཀྲུ་བ
(bkru ba)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tongan:
kaukau
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Turkish:
yıkamak
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Turkish:
yumak
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ottoman Turkish:
ییقامق
(yıkamak)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ottoman Turkish:
یومق
(yumak)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Turkmen:
ýuwmak
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Tuvan:
чуур
(çuur)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ugaritic:
𐎗𐎈𐎕
(rḥṣ)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ukrainian:
ми́ти
(mýty)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Ukrainian:
пра́ти
(práty)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Urdu:
دھونا
(dhonā)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
ياقىماق
(yaqimaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
يۇماق
(yumaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
يۇماق
(yumaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
يۇيماق
(yuymaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
жумақ
(zhumaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uyghur:
жуймақ
(zhuymaq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uzbek:
yuvmoq
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Uzbek:
yuvinmoq
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Vietnamese:
rửa
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Vietnamese:
giặt
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Volapük:
lavön
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Võro:
mõskma (fiu-vro)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Walloon:
laver
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Walloon:
rinetyî
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Walloon:
rilaver
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Welsh:
golchi
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Yiddish:
וואַשן
(vashn)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Zazaki:
suwen (diq)
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Zealandic:
wasse
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Zhuang:
saeg
— to clean with water — see also deterge
Bulgarian:
промивам
(promivam)
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Chinese Cantonese:
沖走 /冲走
(cung1 zau2)
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Chinese Mandarin:
沖走 /冲走
(chōngzǒu)
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Dutch:
wegspoelen
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Finnish:
huuhtoa
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
German:
wegspülen
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Hungarian:
elmos
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Ingrian:
huuhtoa
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Russian:
смыва́ть
(smyvátʹ)
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Russian:
смыть
(smytʹ)
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
спрати
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
спирати
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
испирати
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
sprati
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
spirati
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Serbo-Croatian:
ispirati
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Spanish:
arrastrar
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Swedish:
skölja
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Swedish:
spola
— to move or erode by the force of water in motion
Bulgarian:
обогатявам
(obogatjavam)
— mining: to separate valuable material
Finnish:
huuhtoa
— mining: to separate valuable material
Russian:
промыва́ть
(promyvátʹ)
— mining: to separate valuable material
Russian:
промы́ть
(promýtʹ)
— mining: to separate valuable material
Serbo-Croatian:
испрати
— mining: to separate valuable material
Serbo-Croatian:
спирати
— mining: to separate valuable material
Serbo-Croatian:
isprati
— mining: to separate valuable material
Serbo-Croatian:
spirati
— mining: to separate valuable material
Spanish:
lavar
— mining: to separate valuable material
Swedish:
vaska
— mining: to separate valuable material
Armenian:
լվացվել
(lvacʻvel)
— to clean oneself
Belarusian:
мы́цца
(mýcca)
— to clean oneself
Belarusian:
памы́цца
(pamýcca)
— to clean oneself
Bulgarian:
ми́я се
(míja se)
— to clean oneself
Maore Comorian:
uhoa
— to clean oneself
Ngazidja Comorian:
uyela
— to clean oneself
Finnish:
peseytyä
— to clean oneself
French:
se laver
— to clean oneself
French:
faire sa toilette
— to clean oneself
Georgian:
ბანაობა
(banaoba)
— to clean oneself
German:
sich waschen
— to clean oneself
Greek:
πλένομαι
(plénomai)
— to clean oneself
Ancient Greek:
νίπτω
(níptō)
— to clean oneself
Ancient Greek:
λούω
(loúō)
— to clean oneself
Hungarian:
mosakszik
— to clean oneself
Hungarian:
megmosakszik
— to clean oneself
Irish:
nigh
— to clean oneself
Italian:
lavarsi
— to clean oneself
Japanese:
洗面する
(senmen suru)
— to clean oneself
Khmer:
ដុសលាង
(doh liəng)
— to clean oneself
Central Kurdish:
خۆ شوشتن
(xo şuştin)
— to clean oneself
Middle English:
wasshen
— to clean oneself
Persian:
خودشویی
(xodšôyi)
— to clean oneself
Polish:
myć się
— to clean oneself
Polish:
umyć się
— to clean oneself
Portuguese:
lavar-se
— to clean oneself
Quechua:
mayllakuy
— to clean oneself
Russian:
мы́ться
(mýtʹsja)
— to clean oneself
Russian:
помы́ться
(pomýtʹsja)
— to clean oneself
Russian:
вы́мыться
(výmytʹsja)
— to clean oneself
Russian:
умыва́ться
(umyvátʹsja)
— to clean oneself
Russian:
умы́ться
(umýtʹsja)
— to clean oneself
Serbo-Croatian:
опрати
— to clean oneself
Serbo-Croatian:
oprati
— to clean oneself
Lower Sorbian:
myś se
— to clean oneself
Spanish:
lavarse
— to clean oneself
Swahili:
-oga
— to clean oneself
Telugu:
కడుక్కొను
(kaḍukkonu)
— to clean oneself
Tibetan:
ཁྲུ་བ
(khru ba)
— to clean oneself
Tibetan:
འཁྲུ་བ
('khru ba)
— to clean oneself
Tooro:
-naaba
— to clean oneself
Tooro:
-oga
— to clean oneself
Tuvan:
чунар
(çunar)
— to clean oneself
Tuvan:
чугдунар
(çugdunar)
— to clean oneself
Ukrainian:
ми́тися
(mýtysja)
— to clean oneself
Yakut:
суун
(suun)
— to clean oneself
Bulgarian:
мокря
(mokrja)
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Finnish:
huuhtoa
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Finnish:
kastella
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Finnish:
kostuttaa
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Greek:
βρέχω
(vrécho)
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Zazaki:
hi (diq)
— to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten
Bulgarian:
отмивам се
(otmivam se)
— to be eroded or carried away
Finnish:
huuhtoutua
— to be eroded or carried away
Persian:
فرسودن
(farsôdan)
— to be eroded or carried away
Russian:
размыва́ться
(razmyvátʹsja)
— to be eroded or carried away
Russian:
размы́ться
(razmýtʹsja)
— to be eroded or carried away
Serbo-Croatian:
спрати
— to be eroded or carried away
Serbo-Croatian:
sprati
— to be eroded or carried away
Swedish:
skölja
— to be eroded or carried away
Swedish:
spola
— to be eroded or carried away
Bulgarian:
сигурен съм
(siguren sǎm)
— to be convincing
Bulgarian:
убедителен съм
(ubeditelen sǎm)
— to be convincing
Finnish:
vakuuttaa
— to be convincing
Bulgarian:
пера се
(pera se)
— to bear washing without injury
Finnish:
kestää pesua
— to bear washing without injury
Finnish:
kestää pesun
— to bear washing without injury
Finnish:
sävyttää
— to tint lightly and thinly
Finnish:
silata
— to overlay with a thin coat of metal
Ottoman Turkish:
یالدزلامق
(yaldızlamak)
— to overlay with a thin coat of metal
Ottoman Turkish:
آلتونلمق
(altınlamak)
— to overlay with a thin coat of metal