"miswash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: miswashes [present, singular, third-person], miswashing [participle, present], miswashed [participle, past], miswashed [past]
Etymology: mis- + wash Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|wash}} mis- + wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} miswash (third-person singular simple present miswashes, present participle miswashing, simple past and past participle miswashed)
  1. To wash badly.
    Sense id: en-miswash-en-verb-8YKPYzjK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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