• Awash

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɒʃ

    Full definition of awash

    Adjective

    awash

    1. 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.
    2. (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, 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.
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