3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wash  \Wash\  (w[o^]sh),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Washed}  (w[o^]sht); 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Washing}.]  [OE.  waschen,  AS  wascan  akin  to 
  D.  wasschen  G.  waschen,  OHG.  wascan  Icel.  &  Sw  vaska,  Dan. 
  vaske,  and  perhaps  to  E.  water.  [root]150.] 
  1.  To  cleanse  by  ablution,  or  dipping  or  rubbing  in  water;  to 
  apply  water  or  other  liquid  to  for  the  purpose  of 
  cleansing;  to  scrub  with  water,  etc.,  or  as  with  water; 
  as  to  wash  the  hands  or  body;  to  wash  garments;  to  wash 
  sheep  or  wool;  to  wash  the  pavement  or  floor;  to  wash  the 
  bark  of  trees. 
 
  When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  prevail  nothing,  .  .  . 
  he  took  water  and  washed  his  hands  before  the 
  multitude,  saying,  I  am  innocent  of  the  blood  of 
  this  just  person.  --Matt.  xxvii. 
  24. 
 
  2.  To  cover  with  water  or  any  liquid;  to  wet;  to  fall  on  and 
  moisten;  hence  to  overflow  or  dash  against;  as  waves 
  wash  the  shore. 
 
  Fresh-blown  roses  washed  with  dew.  --Milton. 
 
  [The  landscape]  washed  with  a  cold,  gray  mist. 
  --Longfellow. 
 
  3.  To  waste  or  abrade  by  the  force  of  water  in  motion;  as 
  heavy  rains  wash  a  road  or  an  embankment. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Washed  \Washed\,  a.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Appearing  as  if  overlaid  with  a  thin  layer  of  different 
  color;  --  said  of  the  colors  of  certain  birds  and  insects. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  washed 
  adj  1:  clean  by  virtue  of  having  been  washed  in  water  [syn:  {water-washed}] 
  2:  wet  as  from  washing;  sometimes  used  in  combination; 
  "rain-washed" 

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