washed
/wɒʃt//wɑʃt/
washed is the simple past and past participle of wash.
washed is the ellipsis of washed up.
Meaning of wash
Verb
wash (third-person singular simple present washes, present participle washing, simple past washed, past participle washed or (archaic) washen)
- To clean with water.
- The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.
- To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.
- To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- To clean oneself with water.
- I wash every morning after getting up.
- To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- Waves wash the shore.
- To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- to hear the water washing
Meaning of washed up
Adjective
washed up (comparative more washed up, superlative most washed up)
Forms of washed
| comparative | more washed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most washed |
Words formed from washed
Phrases with washed
- washed up
- washed off
- washed out
- back washed
- hand washed
- open washed
- washed away
- washed down
- washed over
- brain washed
- power washed
- machine washed
15 more phrasesFewer phrases
- pressure washed
- washed and gone
- washed and went
- washed its face
- washed oneself of
- washed one's hands
- washed in the blood
- washed a negro white
- washed one's hands of
- washed one's mouth out
- washed out one's mouth
- washed a blackamoor white
- washed one's brain out with soap
- washed one's dirty linen in public
- washed one's dirty laundry in public
Words that rhyme with washed
Questions about washed
- What is washed the simple past and past participle of?
- Washed is the simple past and past participle of wash.
- How do you pronounce washed?
- Washed is pronounced /wɒʃt/ (UK).
Words near washed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: washed (page history and authors); wash (page history and authors); washed up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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