wash vs take

wash and take both are nouns.

wash and take both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wash	Yes	No	Yes	No
take	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take is a hypernym of wash; that is, take is a word with a broader meaning than wash:

wash: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
take: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of wash include remove, take away, withdraw.

wash (noun)	take (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out	the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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)	take (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
make moist	ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
wash or flow against	be seized or affected in a specified way
form by erosion	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
wash by removing particles	be a student of a certain subject
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water	take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
clean with some chemical process	accept or undergo, often unwillingly
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
move by or as if by water	make a film or photograph of something
be capable of being washed	lay claim to; as of an idea
admit to testing or proof	obtain by winning
	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

wash vs take

wash and take both are nouns.

wash and take both are verbs.

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