wash

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. clean, cleanse, deterge, bathe, lave; wet, soak, rinse, drench; purify; irrigate, inundate, flood; scrub, swab, launder; paint, tint, color; sweep; lap, lick; brim over, overflow. See cleanness, painting, water.

- washed up

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Laundry]

Syn. wet wash, washing, linen, family wash, soiled clothing, clean clothes, washed clothing, rough-dry wash, flat pieces, finished laundry.

2. [The movement of water]

Syn. swishing, lapping, splash, roll, swirl, rush, surging, eddy, wave, undulation, surge, heave, flow, murmur, gush, spurt.

3. [*A stream bed that is usually dry]

Syn. arroyo, gulch, canyon, gorge, ravine, valley, gap.

4. [A prepared liquid]

Syn. rinse, swab, coating; see liquid .

v.

1. [To bathe]

Syn. clean, cleanse, lave, shine, immerse, douse, soak, shower, take a bath, take a shower, soap, rub the dirt off, scour, scrub, rinse, wipe, sponge, dip, freshen up*, wash up*, clean up*, brush up*.

2. [To launder]

Syn. clean, starch, scrub, put in a washing machine, boil, soap, take the grit out of, send to the laundry, scour, rinse out, soak, sozzle, drench.

Ant. dirty*, stain, smirch.

3. [To brush with a liquid]

Syn. swab, paint, whitewash, color, coat, dye, tint, stain, tinge, touch up, retouch, daub.

4. [To erode]

Syn. eat away, carry off, decrease, wear, wear down, remove, deteriorate.

5. [To border upon]

Syn. flow along, touch, lave, reach, flood, hit, run along the edge of.

6. [*To be convincing]

Syn. be plausible, be reasonable, be acceptable, stand up, endure examination; see also convince .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. cleaning rinse, scrubbing, bath, soak, washing, shower, shampoo, laundering, ablution.

2. surge rush, sweep, wave, gush, flow, swell, roll.

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v.

1. clean rinse, scrub, bathe, soak, shower, shampoo, launder, hose down, freshen up.

2. wet drench, moisten, rinse, soak, flood.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make moist: bathe, dampen, moisten, wet. See DRY. 2. To flow against or along: bathe, lap, lave, lip. See DRY. 3. To flow or move with a low slapping sound: bubble, burble, gurgle, lap, splash, swash. See MOVE, SOUNDS. 4. To move along with or be carried away by the action of water: drift, float. See MOVE. 5. Informal. To prove valid under scrutiny: hold (up), prove out, stand up. Idioms: hold water, pass muster, ring true. See TRUE.