Definition of: washing

(wosh′ing, wô′shing) noun
1. The act of one who washes.
2. Things (as clothing) washed on one occasion, or collected during a certain time.
3. That which is retained after being washed: a washing of ore.
4. A thin coating of metal: The forks had received only one washing of silver.
5. The sale of stock or other securities at a stock exchange between parties of one interest, in order to create a fictitious activity.
—adjective Used in or intended for washing.