Meaning

• Verb

  1. To clean with water.
  2. To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
  3. To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
  4. To clean oneself with water.
  5. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
  6. To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
  7. To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
  8. To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
  9. To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
  10. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
  11. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
  12. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
  13. To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
  14. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

• Noun