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wash vs take away

take away vs wash

wash is a noun but take away is not a noun.

wash and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wash Yes No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of wash; that is, take away 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 away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Other hypernyms of wash include remove, take, withdraw.
wash (noun) take away (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
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) take away (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water take out or remove
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 get rid of something abstract
make moist take away a part from; diminish
wash or flow against buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
form by erosion remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
wash by removing particles take from a person or place
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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