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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sham•poo /ʃæmˈpu/USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga cleansing preparation or soap that produces suds: [uncountable]Some shampoo got in her eyes and stung them.[countable]I tried a new shampoo yesterday.
- Clothing the act of washing the hair, a rug, etc., with such a preparation:[countable]Give the rug a shampoo.
v. [~ + object] - Clothingto wash (the hair), esp. with a shampoo:shampoos her hair every day.
- Clothingto wash the hair of:to bathe and shampoo the baby.
- to clean (rugs, upholstery, etc.) with a shampoo.
sham•poo•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sham•poo (sham po̅o̅′),USA pronunciation v., -pooed, -poo•ing, n. v.t. - Clothingto wash (the head or hair), esp. with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- to clean (rugs, upholstery, or the like) with a special preparation.
- [Archaic.]to massage.
n. - Clothingthe act of shampooing.
- a preparation used for shampooing, esp. one that does not leave a soap film.
- an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā literally, to press
- earlier champo to massage 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/ n - a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent to wash the hair
- a similar preparation for washing carpets, etc
vb ( -poos, -pooing, -pooed)- (transitive) to wash (the hair, etc) with such a preparation
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindi chāmpo, from chāmpnā to knead |