To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash the hands or the body; to wash garments.

To wet; to fall on and moisten; as, the rain washes the flowers or plants.

To overflow. The tides wash the meadows.

To overflow or dash against; to cover with water; as, the waves wash the strand or shore; the sea washes the rocks on the shore or beach.

To scrub in water; as, to wash a deck or a floor.

To separate extraneous matter from; as, to wash ore; to wash grain.

In painting, to lay a color over any work with a pencil, to give it the proper tints, and make it appear more natural. Thus work is washed with a pale red to imitate brick.

To rub over with some liquid substance; as, to wash trees for removing insects or diseases.

To squeeze and cleanse in water; as, to wash wool. So sheep are said to be washed, when they are immersed in water and their wool squeezed, by which means it is cleansed.

To cleanse by a current of water; as, showers wash the streets.

To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as steel washed with silver.

To purify from the pollution of sin. But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified. 7 Corinthians 6:11. To wash a ship, to bring all her guns to one side to make her heel, and then to wash and scrape her side.

To perform the act of ablution. Wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings 5:10.

To perform the business of cleansing clothes in water. She can wash and scour. To wash off, in calico-printing, to soak and rinse printed calicoes, to dissolve and remove the gum and paste.

Alluvial matter; substances collected and deposited by water; as the wash of a river.

A bog; a marsh; a fen. Neptunes salt wash.

A cosmetic; as a wash for the face, to help the complexion.

A lotion; a medical liquid preparation for external application.

A superficial stain or color.

Waste liquor of a kitchen for hogs.