washed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb clean with some chemical process
   wash; rinse.
   
2. verb cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
   wash; lave.
   
3. verb cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
   wash; launder.
   
   • Wash the towels, please!
4. verb move by or as if by water
   wash.
   
   • The swollen river washed away the footbridge
5. verb be capable of being washed
   wash.
   
   • Does this material wash?
6. verb admit to testing or proof
   wash.
   
   • This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
7. verb separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
   wash.
   
8. verb apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
   wash.
   
9. 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
10. verb form by erosion
    wash.
    
    • The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
11. verb make moist
    wash; moisten; dampen.
    
    • The dew moistened the meadows
12. verb wash or flow against
    wash; lave; lap.
    
    • the waves laved the shore
13. verb to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
    wash.
    
    • The cat washes several times a day
14. adjective satellite clean by virtue of having been washed in water
    water-washed.
    
15. adjective satellite wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination
    
    • rain-washed

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