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  • verb wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew

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Examples

  • I had to don safety glasses and my grill gloves, and when I was done, I had to powerwash the deck and fend off the dog at the same time.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Lip Smackin' Pigskin Cracklins Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • I had to don safety glasses and my grill gloves, and when I was done, I had to powerwash the deck and fend off the dog at the same time.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Lip Smackin' Pigskin Cracklins Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • My brother Scott and his wife, Kelly, who drove up with my parents, and helped to strip and powerwash the deck which had been shellacked for a temporary sheen, but was now peeling off in long, ugly strips.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • My brother Scott and his wife, Kelly, who drove up with my parents, and helped to strip and powerwash the deck which had been shellacked for a temporary sheen, but was now peeling off in long, ugly strips.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • My brother Scott and his wife, Kelly, who drove up with my parents, and helped to strip and powerwash the deck which had been shellacked for a temporary sheen, but was now peeling off in long, ugly strips.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • I have been meaning to ask the local police department whether it would technically be graffiti to powerwash my name into the side of a building.

    REVERSE GRAFFITI: Clean Green Street Art | Inhabitat 2007

  • The realtor and the inspector both suggested that we powerwash and seal the deck.

    A Prison of the Future drewan 2006

  • I need to go powerwash the contents of my skull with some of CC's bleach and a wire brush.

    Because you can never get enough of Teh Stoopid. CC 2008

  • I've heard that a house in your dreams often represents your own psyche...so are you feeling like you need a mental powerwash?

    dreaming of dresses - A Dress A Day 2007

  • I'm actually tempted to go this weekend and powerwash my house and -- to sort of send of sign I'm willing to come back.

    CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2005 2005

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