wash

Definitions

• To clean with water.
• (transitive) To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
• (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
• (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
• (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
• (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
• (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
• (intransitive) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
• (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
• (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
• To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
• To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
• (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
• (transitive) To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.