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Washboard
UK
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
US
/ˈwɑːʃbɔrd/
Translation of "washboard" into Russian
washboard
Noun
UK
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
US
/ˈwɑːʃbɔrd/
washboard
washboards pl
стиральная доска
She used a washboard to clean the clothes.
Она использовала стиральную доску, чтобы постирать одежду.
Definitions
washboard
Noun
UK
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
US
/ˈwɑːʃbɔrd/
A board with a ribbed surface used for scrubbing clothes by hand.
She used a washboard to clean her clothes by the river.
A musical instrument made from a washboard, often played by scraping or tapping.
The band included a washboard player who added a unique rhythm to their music.
A condition of a road surface that is bumpy and uneven, resembling the ridges of a washboard.
Driving on the washboard road was uncomfortable due to the constant vibrations.
A removable board or set of boards used to close the companionway or cockpit entrance of a small boat and keep water out.
Before the storm hit, the skipper slid the washboard into place to protect the cabin.
washboard
Verb
UK
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
US
/ˈwɑːʃbɔrd/
To scrub (clothes or fabric) on a washboard in order to clean them.
She washboarded the muddy jeans until the water ran clear.
(of a road or track) To become corrugated into a series of ridges and troughs.
After a summer of heavy traffic, the dirt road has started to washboard badly.
To play the washboard as a musical instrument, typically by scraping or tapping it rhythmically.
He has been washboarding in jug bands since the 1980s.
washboard
Adjective
UK
/ˈwɒʃbɔːd/
US
/ˈwɑːʃbɔrd/
Having a series of parallel ridges or corrugations like those of a traditional washboard.
Cyclists had trouble keeping control on the long, washboard descent.
(informal, usually before noun) Having very well-defined abdominal muscles.
Months of training finally gave her washboard abs.
Idioms and phrases
washboard abs
He works out regularly to maintain his washboard abs.
кубики пресса
Он регулярно тренируется, чтобы поддерживать свои кубики пресса.
scrub (something) on a washboard
She scrubbed the shirt on a washboard.
тереть (что-либо) на стиральной доске
Она терла рубашку на стиральной доске.
play the washboard
He learned to play the washboard in a jazz band.
играть на стиральной доске
Он научился играть на стиральной доске в джаз-бэнде.
old-fashioned washboard
The museum displayed an old-fashioned washboard.
старомодная стиральная доска
В музее выставлена старомодная стиральная доска.
bumpy as a washboard
The road was bumpy as a washboard after the rain.
неровный, как стиральная доска
Дорога была неровной, как стиральная доска, после дождя.