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Wash
/wɔʃ/
To clean something using water, often with soap or detergent.
Synonyms:
cleanse
rinse
scrub
Antonyms:
soil
stain
dirty
Examples:
Go
wash
your hands.
Then he
washed
the blood from her face and neck.
Maybe I'll ask her to compare notes on
washing
stockings.
Etymology:
Originating from the Old English word
wæsċan
, with roots in Proto-Germanic and related to the Dutch
wassen
and German
waschen
.
Usage Statistics:
37 mentions per 1 million words
Often
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