machine-wash

[ muh-sheen-wosh, -wawsh ]

/ məˈʃinˈwɒʃ, -ˈwɔʃ /

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verb (used with or without object)

to launder by washing machine rather than by hand.

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Origin of machine-wash

First recorded in 1955–60

OTHER WORDS FROM machine-wash

ma·chine-wash·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby machine-wash

machine shop, machine-stitch, machine tool, machine translation, machine vision, machine-wash, machinima, machinist, machismo, machmeter, mach number