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What does the word wash mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To cleanse, as with water; purify.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To sweep over or dash against, as waves.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To supply with a thin coat, as of metal, or color.

Part of speech: verb

To perform one's ablutions.

Part of speech: noun

The act or process of washing.

Part of speech: noun

The articles washed at one time.

Part of speech: noun

A preparation used in washing; a thin coating.

Part of speech: noun

The breaking of waves on a shore.

Usage examples for wash

A good Wash for the Hair. – The Book of Household Management by Mrs. Isabella Beeton
" You'd better go and have a wash," she suggested. – The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse
I'm going to wash mine somehow. – The Luckiest Girl in the School by Angela Brazil