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wash vs serve

serve vs wash

wash and serve both are nouns.

wash and serve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wash Yes No Yes No
serve Yes No Yes No
As verbs, serve is a hypernym of wash; that is, serve is a word with a broader meaning than wash:
  • wash: clean with some chemical process
  • serve: deliver a warrant or summons to someone
Other hypernyms of wash include process, swear out.
wash (noun) serve (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
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)
wash (verb) serve (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking put the ball into play
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent provide (usually but not necessarily food)
make moist help to some food; help with food or drink
wash or flow against deliver a warrant or summons to someone
form by erosion mate with
wash by removing particles be used by; as of a utility
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water work for, or be a servant to
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
clean with some chemical process do military service
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to spend time in prison or in a labor camp
move by or as if by water contribute or conduce to
be capable of being washed promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
admit to testing or proof serve a purpose, role, or function
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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