air
verb
if you air clothes, sheets etc or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they are completely dry and smell clean
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verb
if you air clothes, sheets etc or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they are completely dry and smell clean
if something such as dirt or paint comes off something, it is removed by washing or rubbing
to be removed from something such as clothing or cloth by washing or rubbing
verb
to hang up clothes when they are wet so that you do not need to iron them, or to dry in this way
to hang wet clothes outside to dry
to hang a piece of clothing on something
a launderette
to fasten wet clothes on a line to dry
to hang clothes outside to dry after you have washed them
verb
when a washing machine spins, it squeezes water out of the clothes by turning the drum round and round quickly
if a substance washes out of cloth, it can be removed by washing
adjective
a liquid such as paint or ink that is washable can be removed from cloth when it is washed
a place where you can get clothes, curtains etc dry-cleaned (=cleaned with chemicals, not soap and water)
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