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washing

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/

/ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/

washing down

washingnoun

washings

Translations

стирка

I need to do the washing today.

Мне нужно заняться стиркой сегодня.

мытьё

The washing of the car took an hour.

Мытьё машины заняло час.

Additional translations

промывка

очистка

Definitions

The act or process of cleaning something with water and usually soap or detergent.

The washing of the car took longer than expected due to the stubborn dirt.

Clothes, linens, or other items that need to be or have been washed.

She hung the washing out to dry in the backyard.

Synonyms

washingadjective

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/

/ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something designed for or involved in the act of washing.

Definitions

Intended for or used in washing or cleansing.

He put the dirty clothes into the washing machine.

Synonyms

washverb

washing

Gerund

washed

Past Simple

washed

Past Participle

washing

Gerund

/wɒʃ/

/wɑːʃ/

Translations

мыть

I need to wash the dishes after dinner.

Мне нужно помыть посуду после ужина.

стирать

I wash my clothes every weekend.

Я стираю свою одежду каждые выходные.

умываться

I wash my face every morning.

Я умываюсь каждое утро.

Additional translations

помываться

обмывать

Definitions

To clean something with water and usually soap or detergent.

She washed the dishes after dinner.

To be carried away by the flow of water.

The sandcastle washed away with the tide.

To cleanse oneself, especially one's hands or face.

He washed his hands before eating.

To remove or eliminate something, often used metaphorically.

The scandal washed away his chances of winning the election.

To apply or cover with a thin, diluted layer of paint, color, or other liquid.

The artist washed the canvas with a pale yellow hue before adding details.

Synonyms

Antonyms

washnoun

Definitions

The act or process of cleaning something with water and usually soap or detergent.

She gave her car a thorough wash to remove all the dirt and grime.

A quantity of clothes, linens, etc., that are washed or to be washed at one time.

I have a large wash to do this weekend, including all the bed sheets and towels.

A thin layer of paint or other liquid spread on a surface.

The artist applied a light wash of blue to the sky in the painting.

A stretch of shallow water, especially one that is periodically covered and uncovered by the tide.

The children played in the wash, collecting shells and small crabs.

The flow of water or waves against a surface, often used to describe the backwash from a boat.

The wash from the passing speedboat rocked the smaller vessels in the harbor.

A situation or result in which gains and losses cancel each other out, producing no net effect.

After factoring in expenses, the project was basically a wash.

wasshingnoun

washing

washings

Translations

стирка

I need to do the washing this weekend.

Мне нужно заняться стиркой в эти выходные.

мытьё

The washing of the car took an hour.

Мытьё машины заняло час.

Definitions

The act or process of cleaning something with water and usually soap or detergent.

The washing of clothes is a weekly chore in our household.

Clothes, linens, or other items that are to be washed or have just been washed.

She hung the washing out to dry in the backyard.

washadjective

Definitions

Designating an action, product, or transaction involving no net change or effect.

Because the losses matched the gains, the deal was essentially a wash transaction.

Intended for, relating to, or used in washing.

Select the wash cycle before starting the machine.