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Wash Washed Yıkamak Sb/Sth Sth Verb Yıkanmak Clean

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Kind verb
Front wash 
IPA  /wɒʃ   ; US also wɔːʃ  / verb
Back yıkanmak; yıkamak
Back 2

wash (verb)

 /wɒʃ   ; US also wɔːʃ  / verb
 
 1 [intransitive, transitive]
to clean sb/sth/yourself with water and often soap
yıkanmak; yıkamak
 to wash your hands/face/hair
 That shirt needs washing.
 Wash and dress quickly or you'll be late!
 I'll wash, you dry.
 note at CLEAN2
 2 [intransitive]
to be able to be washed without being damaged
yıkanmaya dayanıklı olmak
 Does this material wash well, or does the colour come out?
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
(used about water) to flow or carry sth/sb in the direction mentioned
akıp gitmek, yalamak;
sürüklemek
 I let the waves wash over my feet.
 The current washed the ball out to sea.
IDIOM
wash your hands of sb/sth
to refuse to be responsible for sb/sth any longer
elini eteğini çekmek, ilgisini kesmek
 They washed their hands of their son when he was sent to prison.
PHRASAL VERBS
wash sb/sth away
(used about water) to carry sb/sth away
 (su) sürüklemek
 The floods had washed away the path.
wash (sth) off
to (make sth) disappear by washing
yıkayarak çıkarmak, temizlemek
 The writing has washed off and now I can't read it.
 Go and wash that make-up off!
wash out
to be removed from a material by washing
 (leke) yıkanarak çıkmak
 These grease marks won't wash out.
wash sth out
to wash sth or the inside of sth in order to remove dirt
yıkamak, içini temizlemek
 I'll just wash out this bowl and then we can use it.
wash (sth) up
1 (British)
to wash the plates, knives, forks, etc. after a meal
bulaşık yıkamak
 Whose turn is it to wash up?
 Don't forget to wash the saucepans up.
 2 (US)
to wash your face and hands
yıkanmak, elini yüzünü yıkamak
 Go and wash up quickly and put on some clean clothes.
 3 [often passive]
(used about water) to carry sth to land and leave it there
kıyıya sürüklemek, kıyıya atmak
 Police found the girl's body washed up on the beach.
 

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