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to shampoo

to shampoo

10 1.0
To wash hair using a cleaning product
  • verb
  • /ʃæmˈpu/
translation icon : lavar el pelo con champú
  • I first make sure the water is warm enough and then I soap and I shampoo and condition.
  • shampoo my hair
  • shampoo my dog
  • shampoo your hair twice

Dropper it in before you shampoo your hair, massage it into the scalp.

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Examples

  • Because I gotta shower, and shave, and shampoo my hair.

  • So we just shampooed the hair pretty much.

  • Do you think we should shampoo it?

  • I want to shampoo you

  • Look, it just means I'm gonna shampoo my hair... and stay out of your way.

  • You should be shampooing, no?

  • It's as easy as shampooing your hair: Wash, rinse, repeat.

    Blog text (2)
  • When I shower today, I'll shampoo my hair with some soap we got at the Ritz in Lisbon.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I do use an apple cider vinegar rinse after I shampoo.

    Blog text (20)
  • Before the big event, she decided to shampoo her hair for a fresh look.

Synonyms

to wash
vsto shampoo
941 1.0

To clean something with water, often using soap

is limited to cleaning hair and the scalp with a hair cleanser

How Thorough

to wash
941 1.0
to shampoo
10 1.0

Surface Forms

shampoo infinitive
shampooed past
shampooed past participle
shampooing present participle
shampoos third person singular

Etymology

The verb shampoo comes from Hindi champo, 'press' or 'massage', because people first used it for massaging the head; today to shampoo means to wash or treat the hair with a cleaning product.