"powerwash" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: powerwashes [present, singular, third-person], powerwashing [participle, present], powerwashed [participle, past], powerwashed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from powerwasher, equivalent to power + wash. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|powerwasher}} Back-formation from powerwasher, {{af|en|power|wash}} power + wash Head templates: {{en-verb}} powerwash (third-person singular simple present powerwashes, present participle powerwashing, simple past and past participle powerwashed)
  1. Alternative form of power wash. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: power wash Categories (topical): Google
    Sense id: en-powerwash-en-verb-6G~FQSvv Disambiguation of Google: 58 42 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (technology) To reset a Chromebook or any other ChromeOS device to factory settings, deleting all data from the unit. Categories (topical): Technology
    Sense id: en-powerwash-en-verb-4dQEB2Ma Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pressurewash

Inflected forms

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