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underwashed

underwashed is the simple past and past participle of underwash.

Meaning of underwash

Verb

underwash (third-person singular simple present underwashes, present participle underwashing, simple past and past participle underwashed)

  1. (transitive) To wash too little or too infrequently.
  2. (transitive) To wash beneath.
    • Right on the beach was a mighty old cocoa-nut tree, the roots of which had been underwashed by the waves so that the trunk inclined far over its base.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

Questions about underwashed

What is underwashed the simple past and past participle of?
Underwashed is the simple past and past participle of underwash.

Words near underwashed in the dictionary

  1. underwarm
  2. underwarmed
  3. underwarming
  4. underwarms
  5. underwash
  6. underwashed
  7. underwashes
  8. underwashing
  9. underwater
  10. underwater basket weaving
  11. underwater hockey

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