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HANDWASH

• HANDWASH (verb)
The verb HANDWASH has 1 sense:

1. wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

Familiarity information: HANDWASH used as a verb is very rare.

• HANDWASH (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

hand-wash; handwash

Context example:

This delicate sweater must be handwashed

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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