backwash
Americannoun
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Nautical. water thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc.
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Aeronautics. the portion of the wash of an aircraft that flows to the rear, usually created by the power plant.
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a condition, usually undesirable, that continues long after the event which caused it.
- Synonyms:
- upshot, result, consequence, aftermath
verb (used with object)
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to affect, as by hitting, rocking, or splashing, with a backwash.
a powerful cutter backwashing the skiers.
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to clean out (a clogged filter) by reversing the flow of fluid.
Backwash the swimming pool's filters regularly.
noun
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a sucking movement of water, such as that of retreating waves Compare swash
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water washed backwards by the motion of oars or other propelling devices
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the backward flow of air set up by an aircraft's engines
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a condition resulting from a previous event; repercussion
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has backwashedperfect 3rd person singular
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have backwashedperfect
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are backwashingprogressive
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have been backwashingperfect progressive
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backwashessingular 3rd person
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am backwashingprogressive 1st person singular
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is backwashingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been backwashingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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backwashingparticiple
Past
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had backwashedperfect
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had been backwashingperfect progressive
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was backwashingprogressive singular
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were backwashingprogressive plural
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backwashedsimple
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backwashedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of backwash
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
