What is "awash" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does awash mean in English? Meaning of awash definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "awash" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "awash": covered with water

Adjective

  • Meaning: covered with water
  • Example: the main deck was afloat (or awash) the monsoon left the whole place awash a flooded bathroom inundated farmlands an overflowing tub
  • Synonyms: afloat awash flooded inundated overflowing
  • Similar: full
  • Adjective: Washed by the waves or tide; said of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it. 1904, Jack London, The Sea-Wolf, ch. 39, The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.1904, Jack London, The Sea-Wolf, ch. 39, The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.(by extension) Covered, overspread. 2005, Chris Ramirez, 2nd find excites museum diggers," The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug, The Valley landscape was more awash with greenery some 11,000 years ago. 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC: Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.2005, Chris Ramirez, 2nd find excites museum diggers," The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug, The Valley landscape was more awash with greenery some 11,000 years ago.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC: Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.
  • Synonyms:

    afloat, flush, flushed, overflowing, flooded, inundated, brimming, flush, flushed, overflowing, flooded, inundated, oversupplied,

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