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| Wash |
To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees. |
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| Wash |
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore. |
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| Wash |
To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment. |
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| Wash |
To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands. |
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| Wash |
To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly. |
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| Black wash |
Alt. of Blackwash |
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| Wash-off |
Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise. |
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| Wish-wash |
Any weak, thin drink. |
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| Wood-wash |
Alt. of Wood-waxen |
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| By-wash |
The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water. |
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