wash
To clean with water.
Example
“The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.”
Other meanings
To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
“Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.”
To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
Synonyms
- rinse
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wascan" (to wash).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wash” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.