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take vs wash

wash vs take

take and wash both are nouns.

take and wash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take Yes No Yes No
wash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wash is a hyponym of take; that is, wash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • wash: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Other hyponyms of take include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
take (noun) wash (noun)
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
take (verb) wash (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial make moist
be seized or affected in a specified way wash or flow against
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives form by erosion
be a student of a certain subject wash by removing particles
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
accept or undergo, often unwillingly clean with some chemical process
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
make a film or photograph of something move by or as if by water
lay claim to; as of an idea be capable of being washed
obtain by winning admit to testing or proof
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
get into one's hands, take physically
have sex with; archaic use
occupy or take on
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
head into a specified direction
take somebody somewhere
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
proceed along in a vehicle
experience or feel or submit to
take into one's possession
conquer by force
buy, select
engage for service under a term of contract
receive or obtain regularly
receive willingly something given or offered
require (time or space)
admit into a group or community
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
make use of or accept for some purpose
assume, as of positions or roles
carry out
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
require as useful, just, or proper
be designed to hold or take
have with oneself; have on one's person
be capable of holding or containing
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