machine wash

Thân thiện

These shirts can be machine washed.

Definition

Verb: - To clean (clothing, fabrics, or other items) using an automatic washing machine, as opposed to washing by hand.

Usage

This verb is used to describe the action of laundering items in a washing machine. It is often used in the passive voice ("be machine-washed") or as a modifier on care labels ("machine wash"). It specifies a method of cleaning that is mechanical and automated.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Please check the label to see if this sweater can be machine washed.
  • I always machine wash my towels in hot water.
  • The instructions clearly state, "Machine wash warm, tumble dry low."

Advanced Usage

• "Machine-washable" (Adjective): Describes an item that is designed or safe to be cleaned in a washing machine.
  • This new fabric is durable and machine-washable.

Variants and Related Words

• Machine washing (Gerund/Noun): The process or act of washing by machine.
  • Repeated machine washing can fade some dyes.
• Hand wash (Verb): The antonym, meaning to clean by hand, not by machine.

Synonyms

• Launder (in a machine): To wash and iron (clothes, linens, etc.), typically implying the use of a machine.
• Wash (in a washer): A more general term that can imply machine washing depending on context.

Related Phrases

• "Tumble dry": A common companion instruction on care labels, meaning to dry in a machine dryer.
  • The tag says "machine wash and tumble dry."

Học thuật

Verb

1. wash by machine
   • Can these shirts be machine-washed?

Từ đồng nghĩa

• machine-wash