"washing" in the noun sense
1. wash, washing, lavation
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
2. laundry, wash, washing, washables
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
"washing" in the verb sense
1. wash, rinse
clean with some chemical process
2. wash, lave
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
3. wash, launder
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
"Wash the towels, please!"
4. wash
move by or as if by water
"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
5. wash
be capable of being washed
"Does this material wash?"
6. wash
admit to testing or proof
"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
7. wash
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
8. wash
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
9. wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
"he washed the dirt from his coat"
"The nurse washed away the blood"
"Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"
"he managed to wash out the stains"
10. wash
form by erosion
"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
11. moisten, wash, dampen
make moist
"The dew moistened the meadows"
12. lave, lap, wash
wash or flow against
"the waves laved the shore"
13. wash
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
"The cat washes several times a day"
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