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Synonyms for Wash (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)):
washout

WordNet sense 2 (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller):
backwash, race, slipstream, airstream

WordNet sense 3 (the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)):
dry wash

WordNet sense 4 (a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other):
wash drawing

WordNet sense 5 (garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering):
laundry, washing, washables

WordNet sense 6 (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water):
launder

WordNet sense 7 (clean with some chemical process):
rinse

WordNet sense 8 (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent):
wash away, wash out, wash off

WordNet sense 9 (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)):
lavation

WordNet sense 10 (make moist):
dampen, moisten

WordNet sense 11 (wash or flow against):
lap, lave


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