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washed

/wɑʃt/ /wɒʃt/ /wɔʃt/

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To clean with water.

Examples :

"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

action process utility

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To move or erode by the force of water in motion.

Examples :

"Heavy rains wash a road or an embankment."

environment geology weather nature

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To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.

Examples :

"The prospector washed the gravel, hoping to find gold flakes. "

material geology agriculture

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To clean oneself with water.

Examples :

"I wash every morning after getting up."

body action human

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To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.

Examples :

"Waves wash the shore."

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To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.

Examples :

"to hear the water washing"

sound nature weather ocean

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To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.

Examples :

"The heavy rain washed away the sandcastle on the beach. "

geology environment weather nature

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To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.

Examples :

"The lawyer's argument was well-researched and logically sound; it washed with the jury and secured the acquittal. "

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To bear without injury the operation of being washed.

Examples :

"Some calicoes do not wash."

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To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.

Examples :

"The heavy rain washed away part of the dirt road. "

environment geology nature disaster

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To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.

Examples :

"She washed the old wooden table with a thin coat of white paint to brighten it up. "

art color appearance

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To overlay with a thin coat of metal.

Examples :

"steel washed with silver"

material technical industry appearance

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To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.

Examples :

"The steelworkers washed the molten pig iron with iron oxide to reduce its phosphorus content. "

material substance chemistry process industry technical

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To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

Examples :

"To remove excess ammonia, the factory washed the exhaust gases through a water tank. "

chemistry technology science process