Meanings
verbmachine wash (third-person singular simple present machine washes, present participle machine washing, simple past and past participle machine washed)
present singular third person machine washes · participle present machine washing · participle past machine washed · past machine washed · alternative machine-wash
- transitiveTo wash using a machine; especially, to wash (clothes) in a washing machine.
nounmachine wash (plural machine washes)
plural machine washes · alternative machine-wash
- A wash in a washing machine (of clothing etc.)
This garment tolerates machine washes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 機洗 /机洗, 機洗 /机洗
- 機洗 /机洗 (jīxǐ)wash clothes in a washing machine
- 機洗 /机洗 (jīxǐ)a wash in a machine
Finnish konepestä, pestä koneessa
- konepestäwash clothes in a washing machine
- pestä koneessawash clothes in a washing machine
- konepesua wash in a machine
Norwegian Bokmål maskinvask
- maskinvaska wash in a machine
Cite this entry
APA
machine wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20wash
MLA
“machine wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20wash. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine wash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20wash.
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