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spülen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • douche noun A jet of water directed onto or into the body, especially for cleansing.
  • flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
  • rinse verb To wash something with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.
  • scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
  • wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

spülen is used for these senses in English:

  • do the dishes (intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).
  • douche (transitive) To administer a douche to; to shower; to douse
  • flush A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
  • flush Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
  • flush (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
  • scour (transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

douche — full definition

  1. noun A jet of water directed onto or into the body, especially for cleansing.
  2. verb To cleanse a body part, especially internally, with a jet of water.

flush — full definition

  1. verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
  2. verb To turn red in the face from embarrassment, heat, or emotion.
  3. noun A reddening of the face caused by embarrassment, heat, or excitement.
  4. adj Level or even with a surrounding surface.
  5. noun In card games, a hand made up entirely of cards from the same suit.

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