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wash vs move

move vs wash

wash and move both are nouns.

wash and move both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wash Yes No Yes No
move Yes No Yes No
As verbs, move is a hypernym of wash; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than wash:
  • wash: move by or as if by water
  • move: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of wash include displace.
wash (noun) move (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out the act of deciding to do something
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) the act of changing your residence or place of business
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a thin coat of water-base paint the act of changing location from one place to another
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)
wash (verb) move (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water be in a state of action
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking go or proceed from one point to another
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent progress by being changed
make moist propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
wash or flow against have a turn; make one's move in a game
form by erosion give an incentive for action
wash by removing particles have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water arouse sympathy or compassion in
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
clean with some chemical process cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
move by or as if by water change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
be capable of being washed dispose of by selling
admit to testing or proof perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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