- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 先(before; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
to clean the floor
to clean the floor
Please wash the floor.
(Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor
You shouldn't whitewash for them anymore.
(fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing
He wanted to cover it up, but the evidence was conclusive.
to defend (a wrongdoer)
He wanted to clear his name, but nobody believed him.
(coll.) to carpet-bomb
They want to cover up the truth.
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
to clean the floor
to clean the floor
Please wash the floor.
(Internet slang) (lit.) to wash (the blood) off the floor
You shouldn't whitewash for them anymore.
(fig.) to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing
He wanted to cover it up, but the evidence was conclusive.
to defend (a wrongdoer)
He wanted to clear his name, but nobody believed him.
(coll.) to carpet-bomb
They want to cover up the truth.
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
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