"wash one's hands" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-wash one's hands.ogg [Australia] Forms: washes one's hands [present, singular, third-person], washing one's hands [participle, present], washed one's hands [participle, past], washed one's hands [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=wash one's hands}} wash one's hands (third-person singular simple present washes one's hands, present participle washing one's hands, simple past and past participle washed one's hands)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash, one's, hands. Derived forms: wash one's hands of
    Sense id: en-wash_one's_hands-en-verb-bI8urEi9
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To go to the toilet. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-wash_one's_hands-en-verb--gbdGcAB Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

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