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backwashed

backwashed is the simple past and past participle of backwash.

Meaning of backwash

Verb

backwash (third-person singular simple present backwashes, present participle backwashing, simple past and past participle backwashed)

  1. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
  2. (transitive) To affect with backwash.
  3. To clean the oil from wool after combing.

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Questions about backwashed

What is backwashed the simple past and past participle of?
Backwashed is the simple past and past participle of backwash.

Words near backwashed in the dictionary

  1. backwards-compatibly
  2. backwardsness
  3. backwash
  4. backwash ileitis
  5. backwashable
  6. backwashed
  7. backwasher
  8. backwashers
  9. backwashes
  10. backwashing
  11. backwashings

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