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to suds

to suds

5.5
To wash something with soap and water to make bubbles
  • verb
  • /sʌdz/
translation icon : enjabonar
  • I used a sponge to suds up the dishes in the sink.

Examples

  • Please suds the car before rinsing it off with water.

  • He will suds the laundry to make the detergent work better.

  • Overall, I really like the Equate hydrating face washcloths, which are a dry wipe that you actually suds up the water activates it.

Synonyms

to wash
vsto suds
941 1.0

To clean something with water, often using soap

focuses on using lather and soapy water specifically rather than any cleaning method
to soap
vsto suds
12 1.0

To rub a bar or liquid on your skin to clean it

washes using lather and water rather than only rubbing on a surface
to launder
vsto suds
10 3.0

To wash clothes and sheets with water and soap

applies to washing with lather in general items, not only textiles

How Clean

to scour
15 4.8
to scrub
55 1.0
to suds
5.5
to wash
941 1.0
to rinse
83 1.0

Surface Forms

suds infinitive
sudsed past
sudsed past participle
sudsing present participle
suds third person singular

Etymology

To suds something in the sense of washing means to wash it with soap until it makes 'suds' or a lather, so the action is named after the foam it creates.