· clean with some chemical process

Synonym(s): rinse

Hypernym(s): serve, process, swear_out

· cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

Synonym(s): lave

Hypernym(s): cleanse, clean

· cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"

Synonym(s): launder

Hypernym(s): clean, make_clean

· move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"

Hypernym(s): be

· admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"

Hypernym(s): stand

· separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

Hypernym(s): separate

· apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

Hypernym(s): cover

· 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"

Synonym(s): wash_out, wash_off, wash_away

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

· form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

Hypernym(s): erode, eat_away, fret

· make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

Synonym(s): moisten, dampen

Hypernym(s): wet

· wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

Synonym(s): lave, lap

Hypernym(s): flow

· to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"

Hypernym(s): cleanse, clean

· clean by virtue of having been washed in water

Synonym(s): water-washed

· wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination; "rain-washed"