wash, v.
(washed, washes, washing)
freq. cnt. 31
(washed, washes, washing)
freq. cnt. 31
clean with some chemical process
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 1
rinse wash
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the cape
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the cape
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
hyponym
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
lave wash
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s
They %s themselves
verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
hyponym
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
launder wash
sample sentences
"Wash the towels, please!"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the cape
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the cape
semantic pointers
hyponym
water-wash
wash out
pressure-wash, powerwash
suds
rinse, rinse off
cradle
stonewash, stone-wash
handwash, hand-wash
machine wash, machine-wash
acid-wash
verb group
hypernym
move by or as if by water
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
wash
sample sentences
"The swollen river washed away the footbridge"verb frames
Something ----s something
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
<verb.body>
wash
sample sentences
"The cat washes several times a day"verb frames
Something ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
wash or flow against
<verb.change>
lap lave wash
sample sentences
"the waves laved the shore"verb frames
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Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
make moist
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
dampen moisten wash
sample sentences
"The dew moistened the meadows"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
form by erosion
<verb.change>
wash
sample sentences
"The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"verb frames
Something ----s something
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
<verb.change>
wash wash away wash off wash out
sample sentences
"he washed the dirt from his coat""The nurse washed away the blood"
"Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"
"he managed to wash out the stains"
verb frames
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apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
<verb.contact>
wash
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
<verb.contact>
wash
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
verb group
hypernym
entailment
hyponym
admit to testing or proof
<verb.stative>
wash
sample sentences
"This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"verb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
be capable of being washed
<verb.stative>
wash
sample sentences
"Does this material wash?"verb frames
Something ----sSomething ----s Adjective/Noun