To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing, To rid of corruption or guilt; cleanse or purify, To separate constituents of (an ore) by immersion in or agitation with water, adjective_ Used for washing, Being such that washing is possible; washable, noun_ Turbulence in air or water caused by the motion or action of an oar, propeller, jet, or airfoil, Low or marshy ground washed by tidal waters, The sound of this rush or surge