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HANDWASH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

Example:

This delicate sweater must be handwashed

Synonyms:

hand-wash; handwash

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "handwash" is one way to...):

launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They handwash the cape

Antonym:

machine wash (wash by machine)

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