ALL meanings of prewash
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P p - noun prewash rinse before thoroughly washing 1
- verb with object prewash to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid. 1
- verb with object prewash to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water (usually followed by out, off, etc.): to wash grime out of clothing. 1
- verb with object prewash to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow. 1
- verb with object prewash to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew. 1
- verb with object prewash to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves. 1
- verb with object prewash to carry, bring, remove, or deposit (something) by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does (often followed by up, down, or along): The storm washed the boat up on the shore. A sailor was washed overboard. 1
- verb with object prewash to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface (often followed by out or away): The rain had washed away the lettering on the stone. 1
- verb with object prewash (of water) to form by flowing over and eroding a surface: The flood had washed a new channel through the bottom lands. 1
- verb with object prewash Mining. to subject (earth or ore) to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material. to separate (valuable material) in this way. 1
- verb with object prewash to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid. 1
- verb with object prewash to cover with a watery or thin coat of color. 1
- verb with object prewash to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold. 1
- verb with object prewash Slang. launder (def 3). 1
- verb without object prewash to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely. 1
- verb without object prewash to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash. 1
- verb without object prewash to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid. 1
- verb without object prewash to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash. 1
- verb without object prewash Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof: His honesty won't wash. 1
- verb without object prewash to be carried or driven by water (often followed by along or ashore): The boat had washed ashore in the night. 1
- verb without object prewash to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore. 1
- verb without object prewash to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water. 1
- verb without object prewash to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently. 1
- verb without object prewash to be removed by the action of water (often followed by away): Much of the topsoil washes away each spring. 1
- noun prewash the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash. 1
- noun prewash a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash. 1
- noun prewash a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue. 1
- noun prewash the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us. 1
- noun prewash the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic. 1
- noun prewash water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide. 1
- noun prewash the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake: The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers. 1
- noun prewash Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash. 1
- noun prewash any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash. 1
- noun prewash a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like (often used in combination): to apply wash to a skinned knee; mouthwash; eyewash. 1
- noun prewash Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing. 1
- noun prewash the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves. 1
- noun prewash a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river. 1
- noun prewash a marsh, fen, or bog. 1
- noun prewash a small stream or shallow pool. 1
- noun prewash a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river. 1
- noun prewash a depression or channel formed by flowing water. 1
- noun prewash Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water. 1
- noun prewash Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream. 1
- noun prewash a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting. 1
- noun prewash Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture. an upper surface so inclined as to shed rain water from a building. any member of a building having such a surface. 1
- noun prewash Metalworking.. Also, washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash. 1
- noun prewash waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill (often used in combination): hogwash. 1
- noun prewash washy or weak liquor or liquid food. 1
- noun prewash the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling. 1
- noun prewash Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year. 1