wash

a thin coat of water-base paint

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

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”

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

clean with some chemical process

“They wash the cape”

cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

“They wash”

“They wash themselves”

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

“Wash the towels, please!”

“They wash the cape”

move by or as if by water

“The swollen river washed away the footbridge”

be capable of being washed

“Does this material wash?”

admit to testing or proof

“This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court”