What does "washboard" mean?

A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.

What is a synonym for "washboard"?

Common synonyms include: asphalt, bitumen, bituminous macadam, blacktop, brick, broken ground.

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
2
protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side wordnet
3
Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
4
device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on wordnet
5
A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.

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6
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
"washboard road"
7
Ellipsis of washboard abs. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
8
Baseboard; skirting board. dated

Verb

1
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
"Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her."
2
To play a washboard.
"It's almost as if the urge to washboard is intrinsically human."
3
To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
"Individual bees have been observed washboarding on the inside glass of an observation hive."