"backwash" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk.wɒʃ/ [UK], /ˈbæk.wɑʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backwash.wav [UK] Forms: backwashes [plural]
Rhymes: -ækwɒʃ Etymology: back + wash Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|wash}} back + wash Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} backwash (countable and uncountable, plural backwashes)
  1. (nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (backward flow of water from a propeller): килватер (kilvater) (Bulgarian), potkurivirta (Finnish), risacca [feminine] (Italian), riflusso [masculine] (Italian), scia [feminine] (Italian), miti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-noun-U2olSzW5 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'backward flow of water from a propeller': 67 14 2 10 7
  2. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-noun-ND9TTr3N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 2 15 25 20 2 2
  3. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (aftermath): seuraamus (Finnish), jälkivaikutus (Finnish), jälkitilanne (Finnish), последствие (posledstvije) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-noun-s0ciHQ4j Disambiguation of 'aftermath': 1 2 92 4 2
  4. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink): purskutus (Finnish), Spuckschluck [masculine] (German), Spuckrest [masculine] (German), Uwe [masculine] (German), sbavatura [feminine] (Italian), salivazione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-noun-t8ZxkZNY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 2 15 25 20 2 2 Disambiguation of 'The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink': 5 7 2 76 10
  5. (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-noun-AozDkYNy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 2 15 25 20 2 2 Topics: economics, science, sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbæk.wɒʃ/ [UK], /ˈbæk.wɑʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backwash.wav [UK] Forms: backwashes [present, singular, third-person], backwashing [participle, present], backwashed [participle, past], backwashed [past]
Rhymes: -ækwɒʃ Etymology: back + wash Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|wash}} back + wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} backwash (third-person singular simple present backwashes, present participle backwashing, simple past and past participle backwashed)
  1. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-verb-8dRE0s5E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 2 15 25 20 2 2
  2. (transitive) To affect with backwash. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-verb-4KbizM~L
  3. To clean the oil from wool after combing.
    Sense id: en-backwash-en-verb-IM3A1~lE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backwash ileitis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "backward flow of water from a propeller",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "backward flow of water from a propeller",
      "word": "miti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aftermath",
      "word": "seuraamus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aftermath",
      "word": "jälkivaikutus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aftermath",
      "word": "jälkitilanne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posledstvije",
      "sense": "aftermath",
      "word": "последствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "word": "purskutus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spuckschluck"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spuckrest"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Uwe"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sbavatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "The saliva, spit or food flowing back into a drink",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "salivazione"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "backwash"
  ],
  "word": "backwash"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ækwɒʃ",
    "Rhymes:English/ækwɒʃ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "backwash ileitis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "back",
        "3": "wash"
      },
      "expansion": "back + wash",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "back + wash",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backwashes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backwashing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backwashed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backwashed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "backwash (third-person singular simple present backwashes, present participle backwashing, simple past and past participle backwashed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To affect with backwash."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To affect with backwash."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To clean the oil from wool after combing."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæk.wɒʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæk.wɑʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ækwɒʃ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backwash.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-backwash.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "backwash"
  ],
  "word": "backwash"
}

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