to make (something) clean by using water or other liquid and soap or detergent
to remove (dirt, a stain, etc) by rubbing or drenching with liquid
to bathe or moisten (a part of the body) with a liquid
said of an animal: to clean (its fur or other body covering) by licking
to wet (something) thoroughly
to send water over or through (something), esp to carry off material from the surface or interior
to flow along or dash or overflow against (something)
Waves were washing the shore
to carry or deposit (something) by or as if by the force of water in motion
Houses were washed away by the flood
to agitate (earth, gravel, or crushed ore) in order to separate valuable material
to separate (particles of gold) from an ore, gravel, etc by agitation with or in water
to pass (a substance) through a vessel containing a liquid in order to remove impurities or soluble components
to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it, esp by removing soluble components
to cover or daub (something) lightly with an application of a thin liquid, e.g. whitewash or varnish
(often + in) to depict or paint (something) by a broad sweep of thin colour with a brush
to cause (a liquid) to swirl
to suffuse (something) with light
to wash oneself
to wash articles; to do the washing
to be capable of being washed without damage
to drift along on water
to pour or flow in a stream or current
to wet thoroughly
to cover or daub lightly with an application of a thin liquid, e.g. whitewash or varnish
informal (in negative contexts) to be convincing
The story didn't wash with me
informal to discuss one's private affairs in public
The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous … It is simply washing one's clean linen in public — Oscar Wilde
to disclaim interest in or responsibility for (somebody or something)