underwash en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + wash.
Meanings
- (transitive) To wash too little or too infrequently.
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(transitive) To wash beneath.
Right on the beach was a mighty old cocoa-nut tree, the roots of which had been underwashed by the waves so that the trunk inclined far over its base.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underwashed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underwashed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underwashing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underwashes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |