Clean and Wash

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Clean

Clean verb - To remove the dirt from.

Usage example: we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity

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Wash is a synonym for clean in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Wash" instead a verb "Clean", when it comes to topics like scrub, scour, cleanse, clean the floor.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Wash

Wash verb - Cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.

Usage example: Wash the towels, please!

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Clean is a synonym for wash in scrub topic. You can use "Clean" instead the word "Wash" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as scour, launder, clean the floor, shampoo.

Nearby Words: washed, washing, washer, washroom, washable

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body	clean body	wash body
face	clean face	wash face
blood	clean blood	wash blood
head	clean head	wash head
Other words: floor, wound, cheek, hands, times, feet, ears.

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The term in English is derived from the Chinese 洗脑 "clean/wash the brain", used to describe the combination of torture and propaganda-barrage used on U.N.-aligned troops, mostly Americans, during the Korean War in order to extract false confessions for use in broader propaganda.

Source: Brainwashed
The family, when they find out, have to tow Fluffy to a car wash and clean him off with tomato juice (and then rinse it off very fast so the salt in the juice won't hurt him) to de-stench him as a result.

Source: Smelly Skunk
Does he wash up, never wash up Does he clean up, no he never cleans up Does he brush up, he never brushed up He does nothing, the boy does nothing

Source: Men Can't Keep House

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