1. verb /wɒʃ,wɑʃ,wɔɹʃ/
a) To clean with water.
2. noun /wɒʃ,wɑʃ,wɔɹʃ/
a) The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
In some desert-wash systems (which have been termed “xero-riparian”)
b) A liquid used for washing.
...though the wash may carry surface water for only a few hours a year.
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