wash one's hands

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Verb

wash one's hands (third-person singular simple present washes one's hands, present participle washing one's hands, simple past and past participle washed one's hands)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash,‎ one's,‎ hands.
    Be sure to wash your hands before preparing food.
    • 2020, traditional (lyrics and music), “If You're Healthy and You Know It”:
      If you're healthy and you know it, wash your hands!
      If you're healthy and you know it, wash your hands!
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To go to the toilet.

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