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washing

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes, Cleaning
wash‧ing S2 [singular, uncountable]
British EnglishDHCDCC clothes that need to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed [= wash American English]
I really must do the washing (=wash the dirty clothes).
Could you put the washing out (=hang it on a washing line) for me?
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