awashadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈwɒʃ/, U.S.

/əˈwɔʃ/,

/əˈwɑʃ/

Forms: Also 1800s a-wash

Etymology: a prep.¹ + wash n.

1. On a level or flush with the surface of the water, so that it just washes over.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adverb] > level with water surface so that it washes over

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1833 Penny Cycl. I. 507/1 An anchor is..‘a-wash,’ when the stock is hove up to the surface of the water.

1868 W. Collins Moonstone I. i. xix. 309 The South spit was just awash with the flowing tide.

a. Washing about, at the mercy of the waves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adverb] > driven by current

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1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place III. 274 The rising water set everything awash.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 351 Their unmanned oars awash In the sandy waves of the shallows.

b. figurative. Esp. const. with: full of or abounding in; overflowing or rife with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abounding in or having abundance

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1912 J. London Son of Sun ii. 58 If I had the backbone to go and get it I could drink my back teeth awash until I died.

1950 W. Stevens Auroras of Autumn 193 You see the earth again..you hear its tragic drone Rise liquidly in liquid lingerings, Like watery words awash.

1954 A. Seton Katherine xxi. 356 The Abbey was awash with beauty of sound, enclosed by the beauty of stone.

1969 E. Bowen Eva Trout ii. iii. 237 The Outer Circle swept Eva round Regent's Park, awash in the gold of early evening, running with children.

1978 P. Roth Professor of Desire 78 In that strangely youthful face all there is to speak of sorrow are the eyes, soft, brown, and awash with feeling even while his crisp accent refuses to betray the faintest hint of grief.

1985 Times 5 June 12/6 Perhaps Britain was awash with voters who wanted Wilson on a free home trial.

c. As attributive adjective.

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1897 Strand Mag. Christmas No. 641/1 A coasting schooner had..come to grief on the just awash rocks.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 8/2 The boat will be brought to an awash condition.

1903 Motorist's Ann. 281 Making, with her submersion tanks empty, an average speed of 8½ knots; in the awash condition, 8 knots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	awash
释义	awashadv.adj. Brit. /əˈwɒʃ/, U.S. /əˈwɔʃ/, /əˈwɑʃ/ Forms: Also 1800s a-wash Etymology: a prep.¹ + wash n. 1. On a level or flush with the surface of the water, so that it just washes over. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adverb] > level with water surface so that it washes over awash1833 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 507/1 An anchor is..‘a-wash,’ when the stock is hove up to the surface of the water. 1868 W. Collins Moonstone I. i. xix. 309 The South spit was just awash with the flowing tide. 2. a. Washing about, at the mercy of the waves. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adverb] > driven by current adrift1578 awash1870 1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place III. 274 The rising water set everything awash. 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iv. 351 Their unmanned oars awash In the sandy waves of the shallows. b. figurative. Esp. const. with: full of or abounding in; overflowing or rife with. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > abounding in or having abundance fulleOE ranka1250 broada1300 rifec1325 copiousa1387 wealthful ofa1400 plaina1450 heavy-ladenc1450 fluenta1592 onust1604 heavy1622 onusted1657 opulent1685 aflooda1729 rowtha1774 acrawl1830 lousy1843 awash1912 1912 J. London Son of Sun ii. 58 If I had the backbone to go and get it I could drink my back teeth awash until I died. 1950 W. Stevens Auroras of Autumn 193 You see the earth again..you hear its tragic drone Rise liquidly in liquid lingerings, Like watery words awash. 1954 A. Seton Katherine xxi. 356 The Abbey was awash with beauty of sound, enclosed by the beauty of stone. 1969 E. Bowen Eva Trout ii. iii. 237 The Outer Circle swept Eva round Regent's Park, awash in the gold of early evening, running with children. 1978 P. Roth Professor of Desire 78 In that strangely youthful face all there is to speak of sorrow are the eyes, soft, brown, and awash with feeling even while his crisp accent refuses to betray the faintest hint of grief. 1985 Times 5 June 12/6 Perhaps Britain was awash with voters who wanted Wilson on a free home trial. c. As attributive adjective. ΚΠ 1897 Strand Mag. Christmas No. 641/1 A coasting schooner had..come to grief on the just awash rocks. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 8/2 The boat will be brought to an awash condition. 1903 Motorist's Ann. 281 Making, with her submersion tanks empty, an average speed of 8½ knots; in the awash condition, 8 knots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1833
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