wash

a thin coat of water-base paint

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"

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

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

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"

clean with some chemical process

cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

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

move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"

be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"

separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

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"

form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"