wash : Idioms & Phrases

• verb wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look
  
  • acid-wash blue jeans

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Black" wash`, Black"wash noun (Also<

• Black wash
• Blackwash

)

Definitions

1. (Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.
2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny.

   To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen. C. Kingsley.

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By"-wash` noun

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1. The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water.

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• noun a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
  color wash.
  

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• noun a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
  color wash.
  

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• noun the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
  wash.
  

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• noun ironing that can be done mechanically
  flatwork.
  

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• places where gold found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.

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• verb wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
  handwash.
  
  • This delicate sweater must be handwashed

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• verb wash by machine
  machine wash.
  
  • Can these shirts be machine-washed?

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• verb wash by machine
  machine wash.
  
  • Can these shirts be machine-washed?

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• verb wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew
  powerwash.
  
  • pressure-wash the house

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• noun the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain
  

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• verb wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance
  stonewash.
  
  • stonewash blue jeans

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• etc., to treat earth or gravel, or crushed ore, with water, in order to separate the gold or other metal, or metallic ore, through their superior gravity.

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• to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. Matt. xxvii. 25.

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• verb eliminate
  
  • wash away all the differences
• verb remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
  wash; wash away; 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

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• a ball of soap to be used in washing the hands or face. Swift.

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• (Fisheries), a barrel nearly full of split mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt water in order to soak the blood from the fish before salting.

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• . (Chem.) (a) A bottle partially filled with some liquid through which gases are passed for the purpose of purifying them, especially by removing soluble constituents. (b) A washing bottle. See under Washing.

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• verb eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
  
  • She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine
  • He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky
• verb flow freely
  flush down.
  
  • The body washed down the river

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• noun a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
  wash.
  

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• . See Water gilding.

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• noun piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
  

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• split sheepskin dressed with oil, in imitation of chamois, or shammy, and used for dusting, cleaning glass or plate, etc.; also, alumed, or buff, leather for soldiers' belts.

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• verb remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
  wash; wash away; 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

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• verb to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame
  
  • I wash my hands of this

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• verb prevent or interrupt due to rain
  rain out.
  
  • The storm had washed out the game
• verb wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
  
  • Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink
• verb wear or destroy by the force of water
  
  • The hail storms had washed out the bridges
• verb remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
  wash; wash away; 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
• verb deplete of strength or vitality
  
  • The illness washed her out
• verb drain off the color in the course of laundering
  
  • The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse
• verb lose color in the process of being washed
  
  • The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine

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• noun a toilet that is available to the public
  comfort station; public convenience; restroom; convenience; public toilet; public lavatory; toilet facility.
  

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• verb wash one's face and hands
  lave.
  
  • She freshened up in the bathroom
• verb carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
  
  • The tide washed up the corpse
• verb wash dishes
  do the dishes.
  
  • I cook and my husband washes up after dinner
• verb be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
  
  • The body washed up on the beach
• verb wear out completely
  exhaust; tucker; beat; tucker out.
  
  • This kind of work exhausts me
  • I'm beat
  • He was all washed up after the exam

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• noun a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing
  
• adjective satellite treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
  drip-dry.
  
  • a wash-and-wear shirt

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• noun a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
  washbasin; washbowl; lavabo; handbasin.
  

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• noun furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term
  washstand.
  

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Wash"-off` adjective

Definitions

1. (Calico Printing) Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.

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• adjective satellite drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
  exhausted; spent; dog-tired; worn out; played out; fagged; fatigued; worn-out.
  
  • the day's shopping left her exhausted
  • he went to bed dog-tired
  • was fagged and sweaty
  • the trembling of his played out limbs
  • felt completely washed-out
  • only worn-out horses and cattle
  • you look worn out
• adjective satellite having lost freshness or brilliance of color
  washy; bleached; faded.
  
  • sun-bleached deck chairs
  • faded jeans
  • a very pale washed-out blue
  • washy colors

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• adjective satellite doomed to extinction
  done for; sunk; undone; ruined.
  

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• noun a day set aside for doing household laundry
  washday.
  

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• noun a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
  washer; automatic washer.
  

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• noun soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders
  built-soap powder; soap powder.
  

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• noun a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
  sodium carbonate; sal soda; soda ash; soda.
  

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• noun the washing of dishes etc after a meal
  

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• verb wash with water
  water-wash.
  

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• verb wash with water
  water-wash.
  
• adjective satellite washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea
  
• adjective satellite clean by virtue of having been washed in water
  washed.
  

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• noun the activity of washing windows
  

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• noun any thin watery drink
  
• noun nonsensical talk or writing
  codswallop; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; rubbish; trash.
  

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Wish"-wash` noun

Definitions

1. Any weak, thin drink.

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Wood"-wash`, Wood"-wax`, Wood"-wax`en noun (Also<

• Wood-wash
• Wood-wax
• Wood-waxen

)

Etymology

AS. wuduweaxe.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Same as Woadwaxen.

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• (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

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