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wash
wash-and-wear
wash down
wash drawing
wash house
wash-off
wash out
wash over
wash sale
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wash over

wash over


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. flow over something: to flow over and cover something

2. fill somebody with emotion: to well up in and affect somebody emotionally
A wave of homesickness washed over him.

3. fail to affect somebody deeply: to fail to make an impression on somebody

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