Meaning of "wash"

wash •

v.
• • 1. to clean with water: maghugas, hugasan
  • 2. to wash the face: maghilamos, hilamusan
  • 3. to wash the hands with water: maghinaw, maghugas ng kamay, hugasan ang kamay
  • 4. to wash or rinse the mouth: magmumog, mumugan
  • 5. to wash clothes: maglaba, labhan
  • 6. to wash away means (a) to carry by liquid: maanod, ianod, matangay, tangayin
  • 7. to make wet: magbasa, basain
  • 8. to become wet: mabasa
  • 9. to cover with a thin coating of color or of metal: magpahid, pahiran

n.
• • 1. a washing: paghuhugas, paglalaba, paghihilamos, paghihinaw
  • 2. the clothes already washed: labada, nilabhang mga damit
  • 3. clothes to be washed: labahin, lalabhin
  • 4. a motion or rush of water: salpok ng tubig
  • 5. waste liquid matter, liquid garbage: hugas, pinaghugasan
  • 6. a mouth wash: pangmumog
  • 7. hair wash: pangugo, panghugas ng buhok, siyampu

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basin

n.
• • 1. a wash basin or dish: palanggana
  • 2. one attached to the wall, sink: lababo

gargle

v.
• • 1. to wash or rinse the throat with a liquid kept in motion by the breath: magmumog
  • 2. to use as a gargle: mumugin, ipagmumog, imumog

n.
• • liquid used for gargling: pangmumog

launder

v.
• • to wash and iron clothes: maglabada

shampoo

v.
• • to wash the hair: magsiyampu, magsiyampu, siyampuhin, maggugo, guguan

n.
• • 1. washing the hair: paggugugo, pagsasabon ng buhok
  • 2. preparation used for shampooing the hair: siyampu, gugo, panggugo

bunton

n.
• • heap, pile

v.
• • bumunton (-um-) to pile up, to crowd in. Bumunton ang basura sa bangketa. The garbage piled up on the sidewalk. magbunton, ibunton (mag-: i-)

v.
• • to put into a pile, to put in a heap or mound. Ibunton mo ang maruming damit sa batya. Pile the dirty clothes on the wash basin.

palaba

v.
• • magpalaba (mag-) to have clothes washed, to have someone wash one's clothes. Nagpalaba siya ng damit sa labandera. She had the clothes washed by the laundry woman.

hilamos

v.
• • maghilamos, hilamusan (mag-:-an) to wash one's face. Maghilamos ka muna bago ka magalmusal. Wash your face first before you eat breakfast.

hugas

v.
• • maghugas, hugasan (mag-:-an) to wash. Maghugas ka ng plato. Wash the plate.

kusot

adj.
• • rumpled, crumpled [syn. gusot]

v.
• • makusot (ma-) to get wrinkled. Nakusot ang damit ko sa kauupo. My dress got wrinkled in sitting down. magkusot, kusutin (mag-:-in)

v.
• • to crumple, to wash clothes by rubbing vigorously. Kusutin mo ang damit sa batya. Wash the dress (by rubbing vigorously) with your hands in the basin.

laba

v.
• • maglaba, labhan (mag-:-an) to wash clothes, to launder. Labhan mo ang mga damit. Wash the clothes.