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HAND-WASH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand-wash mean?
• HAND-WASH (verb)
The verb HAND-WASH has 1 sense:
1. wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
Familiarity information: HAND-WASH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they hand-wash ... he / she / it hand-washes
Past simple: hand-washed
Past participle: hand-washed
-ing form: hand-washing
... he / she / it hand-washes Past simple: hand-washed
Past participle: hand-washed
-ing form: hand-washing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hand-wash; handwash
Context example:
This delicate sweater must be handwashed
Hypernyms (to "hand-wash" is one way to...):
launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
A person may repeat a behavior, such as hand-washing, over and over.
(Compulsion, NCI Dictionary)
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