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    HAND-WASH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they hand-wash  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it hand-washes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: hand-washed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: hand-washed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: hand-washing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machineplay

    Example:

    This delicate sweater must be handwashed

    Synonyms:

    hand-wash; handwash

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    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

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