HAND-WASH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they hand-wash ... he / she / it hand-washes

Past simple: hand-washed

Past participle: hand-washed

-ing form: hand-washing

Meaning:

Wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

Example:

This delicate sweater must be handwashed

Synonyms:

hand-wash; handwash

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "hand-wash" is one way to...):

launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something