wash in WordNet English dictionary

1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
   slipstream  airstream  race  backwash  wash 
   
2. the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
   wash  dry wash 
   
3. garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
   laundry  wash  washing  washables 
   
4. the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
   wash  washing  lavation 
   
5. any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
   "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"
   wash 
   
6. a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
   wash  wash drawing 
   
7. a thin coat of water-base paint
   wash 
   
8. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
   "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
   washout  wash 
   

1. make moist
   "The dew moistened the meadows"
   moisten  wash  dampen 
   
2. wash or flow against
   "the waves laved the shore"
   lave  lap  wash 
   
3. cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
   "Wash the towels, please!"
   wash  launder 
   
4. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
   wash  lave 
   
5. clean with some chemical process
   wash  rinse 
   
6. to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
   "The cat washes several times a day"
   wash 
   
7. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
   "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"
   wash  wash out  wash off  wash away 
   
8. form by erosion
   "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
   wash 
   
9. separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
   wash 
   
10. apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
    wash 
    
11. move by or as if by water
    "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
    wash 
    
12. be capable of being washed
    "Does this material wash?"
    wash 
    
13. admit to testing or proof
    "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
    wash