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shampoo

American  
[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /

verb (used with object)

shampooed, shampooing

  1. to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.

  2. to clean (rugs, upholstery, or the like) with a special preparation.

  3. Archaic. to massage.

noun

  1. the act of shampooing.

  2. a preparation used for shampooing, especially one that does not leave a soap film.

shampoo British  
/ ʃæmˈpuː /

noun

  1. a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent to wash the hair

  2. a similar preparation for washing carpets, etc

  3. the process of shampooing

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verb

  1. (tr) to wash (the hair, etc) with such a preparation

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Other Word Forms

  • shampooer noun

Etymology

Origin of shampoo

1755–65; earlier champo to massage < an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā literally, to press

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