wash-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: clean, cleanse, or able to be cleaned

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes metaphorical uses. Includes: WASH AWAY, WASH OFF, WASH OUT, WASH UP

Examples:
Wash the towels please!
Wash your face only twice per day.
Does this material wash?
I could watch my two cats wash each other all day.
The nurse washed away the blood.
After the paintball war, Joey washes off all the paint.
I can't wash all the dirt out of my shirt.
Good children wash up before dinner.
I washed my hands of him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: dress-41.1.1,floss-41.2.1,preparing-26.3-2,wipe_manner-10.4.1-1
FrameNet: Grooming
PropBank: wash.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 13
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wash_up 1, 3
wash_off 1
wash_out 2, 4
wash_away 2

Sense Number 2: Move, form or eliminate by/with water

Commentary: Includes: WASH AWAY, WASH DOWN, WASH OUT, WASH UP
NOTE: Includes metaphorical sense of WASH OUT

Examples:
The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
Distilled water will wash minerals from soil.
The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
Small waves washed the shore.
The body washed down the river.
Many shells washed up on the beach after the hurricane.
The rain washed out the baseball game.
The dew washed the meadows.

Mappings:
VerbNet: wipe_manner-10.4.1-1
FrameNet: Removing
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 7, 10, 11, 12
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wash_up 2, 4
wash_out 1, 3
wash_down 2
wash_away 1

Sense Number 3: Admit to testing/proof

Commentary: Includes: WASH OUT

Examples:
This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
I don't that will wash out in proceedings today.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: wash.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 4: apply a thin coating of paint/metal

Examples:
In between each wash with paint.
How to lime wash with paint.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 5: accompany food with a lot of liquid

Commentary: Is: WASH DOWN
NOTE: Includes metaphorical uses.

Examples:
Danika ate the burger quickly and washed it down with a pint of
beer.
He likes to wash his worries down with a nice glass of whiskey.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wash_down 1

Sense Number 6: drain of color or vitality; exhaust

Commentary: Is: WASH OUT or WASH UP

Examples:
Wearing yellow totally washes me out.
He was washed up after the exam.
The harsh detergent washed all the color out of this blouse.
Her illness washed her out.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
wash_up 5
wash_out 5, 6, 7