Handwash

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A liquid soap for washing the hands. countable, uncountable

    "Remove everyday germs and neutralise cooking odours with our antibacterial handwash."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hand wash. alt-of, alternative

    "Her mother pours Tide into a bucket and gently handwashes the stained garment."

  2. 2
    wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
hand washhand-wash

Example

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"It's OK to handwash these towels."

Etymology

From hand + wash.

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