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Meaning of 'bleach' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bleach [ a.]
- To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
2 . Bleach [ v. i.]
- To grow white or lose color; to whiten.

Meaning of 'bleach' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bleach [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
Example in sentence:
  • a complete bleach usually requires several applications
2 . bleach [ v]
Meaning (2):
- remove color from
Example in sentence:
  • achromatize the lenses;
  • The sun bleached the red shirt
Meaning (3):
- make whiter or lighter
Example in sentence:
  • bleach the laundry

Nearby Words:

blea bleaberry bleached bleacher bleacheries bleachery bleaching bleak bleaky blear

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