washed

6 definitions • 8 examples

past simple and past participle of

to clean something using water:

wash your hair/hands

wash the car/clothes/floor

These sheets need washing.

wash something out I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again.

to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and usually soap:

I'd like to wash before dinner.

If a particular material or piece of clothing washes well, it is not damaged or spoiled by repeated washing:

We use a linen-mix fabric, which washes well and is soft to the touch.

If water washes somewhere, it flows there, usually repeatedly:

wash over She stood on the shore and let the water wash over her tired feet.

(of the sea) to carry something or someone to or away from a place:

Overnight the waves had washed up a lot of rubbish.