wash
n. countablen. the act of cleaning something with water and soap. It can also mean a load of clothes that need to be cleaned.
n. the act or process of cleaning something, typically using water and a detergent. It may also refer to a batch of laundry or a thin coating of liquid, such as paint or water, applied to a surface.
I need to give the car a quick wash.
After a long day of hiking, a hot wash was the only thing on his mind.
The artist applied a delicate blue wash over the canvas to create the illusion of a vast, clear sky before adding the finer details of the landscape.
Often used in the singular with 'a' when referring to the act of cleaning ('give it a wash').
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come out in the wash
Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.
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wash
A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
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wash a blackamoor white
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.