washing Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Wash"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
  2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.

Webster 1913