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washe

washe is the obsolete spelling of wash.

Meaning of wash

Verb

wash (third-person singular simple present washes, present participle washing, simple past washed, past participle washed or (archaic) washen)

  1. (transitive) To clean with water.
    • The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.
  2. (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
    • Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.
  3. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
  4. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
    • I wash every morning after getting up.
  5. (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
    • Waves wash the shore.
  6. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
    • to hear the water washing

See all 42 meanings of wash

Questions about washe

What is washe the obsolete spelling of?
Washe is the obsolete spelling of wash.

Words near washe in the dictionary

  1. washdirt
  2. washdish
  3. washdishes
  4. washdown
  5. washdowns
  6. washe
  7. washed
  8. washed a blackamoor white
  9. washed a negro white
  10. washed and gone
  11. washed and went

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