washed
WAHSHT/wɑʃt/WOSHT/wɒʃt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of wash. Use this form for cleaning that already happened.
She washed the dishes right after dinner.
He washed his hands before sitting down to eat.
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- 2Clipping of washed up. Used to say someone is no longer good at what they once did well.
Everyone said the old boxer was washed after his last defeat.
Fans started calling the singer washed once the new album flopped.
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washed is a form of wash
wash, verb: To make something, someone, or yourself clean using water and often soap. Full entry
- Spelling
- wash → washed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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