washeth

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

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