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wash

n. a thin coat of water-base paint

washing

n. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

wash drawing

n. a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

laundry, washables

n. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

race, backwash, slipstream, airstream

n. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

lave

v. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

launder

v. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"

separate gravel from

v. separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

rinse, clean chemically

v. clean with some chemical process

bath

n. you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"

ducking, dousing, immersion

n. the act of wetting something by submerging it

hose, hose down, water with a hose

v. water with a hose; "hose the lawn"

douse

v. lower quickly; "douse a sail"

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

rub

v. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

flush, scour

v. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"

clean, cleanse

v. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

scour, abrade

v. rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"

sponge

v. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

dry, dry out, become dry

v. become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"

flush, scour

v. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"

wash up

v. wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"

soil, grime, dirty, begrime, colly, bemire, make filthy, make dirty, make soiled

v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

dry, dry out, make dry

v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

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