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shampoo

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sham·poo  (shm-p)
n. pl. sham·poos
1. Any of various liquid or cream preparations of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and scalp.
2. Any of various cleaning agents for rugs, upholstery, or cars.
3. The act or process of washing or cleaning with shampoo.
tr. & intr.v. sham·pooed, sham·poo·ing, sham·poos
To wash or undergo washing with shampoo.

[From Hindi cp, imperative of cpn, to press.]

sham·pooer n.

shampoo
Noun
1. a soapy liquid used to wash the hair
2. a similar liquid for washing carpets or upholstery
3. the process of shampooing
Verb
[-pooing, -pooed]
to wash (the hair, carpets, or upholstery) with shampoo [Hindi chāmpo]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shampooshampoo - cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent - a preparation used in cleaning something
2.shampoo - the act of washing your hair with shampoo
hair care, haircare, hairdressing - care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Verb1.shampoo - use shampoo on (hair)
lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
condition - apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
Translations

shampoo [ʃæmˈpuː] nchampú m
shampoo [ʃæmˈpuː] nshampooing m
vtfaire un shampooing à;
shampoo and set → shampooing et mise f en plis
shampoo [ʃæmˈpuː] nShampoo(n) nt
vtwaschen
shampoo [ʃæmˈpuː] nshampoo m inv
vtfare lo shampoo a;
shampoo and set → shampoo e messa in piega

shampoo
n shampoo [ʃӕmˈpuː]
1 a soapy liquid or other substance for washing the hair and scalp or for cleaning carpets, upholstery etc a special shampoo for greasy hair; carpet shampoo.sjampoeشامبوшампоанšamponshampoo; -shampoodas Shampooσαμπουάνchampúðampoonشامپوsampooshampooingשָׁמפּוֹशैंपूšamponsamponshampoosjampóshampooシャンプー세발제šampūnasšampūnssyampushampoosjamposzamponchampôşamponшампуньšampónšamponšamponschampoยาสระผมşampuan洗發劑,香波шампуньبالوں کو دھونے کے لیے پتلی کریم یا صابنdầu gội đầu, dầu rửa thảm
2 an act of washing etc with shampoo I had a shampoo and set at the hairdresser's.sjampoeغَسْل بالشّامبوнасапонисванеmytí hlavyvaskdas Waschenλούσιμοlavado y marcadoðampooniga pesemineشامپو زدنpesu sampoollashampooingחֲפִיפָהशैंपू से बाल धोनाpranje šamponomhajmosásmengeramashárþvottur með sjampóishampoo洗髪세발išplovimas su šampūnumazgāšana ar šampūnumencuci rambutshampoobeurthårvask, sjamponeringmycie szamponemlavagemşam­ponareмытьё головыumývanie vlasovpranje lasšamponiranjeschamponeringการสระผมşampuanla yıkama用香波洗頭等миття голови шампунемشیمپو سے بال دھونے کا عملsự gội đầu, sự rửa thảm
vpast tense, past participle shamˈpooed
to wash or clean with shampoo She shampoos her hair every day; We shampooed the rugs yesterday.sjampoeيَغْسِل بالشّامبوнасоапонисвам(u)mýt šamponemvaskewaschenλούζω, καθαρίζω με σαμπουάνlavar (con champú)ðampooniga pesemaبا شامپو شستنpestä sampoollafaire un shampooing àלַחפוֹףशैंपू से धोनाprati šamponom, šamponiratihajat mos (samponnal); meg-/kitisztítkeramas, mencuci rambutþvo með sjampóifare lo shampoo aシャンプーで洗う샴푸로 (머리를) 감다plauti su šampūnu[]mazgāt ar šampūnumencuci dengan syampushamponerenvaske med sjampo, sjamponeremyć, czyszcić szamponemlavara spăla cu şamponмыть с шампунемumývať šampónomprati lasešamponiratischamponera, tvätta []สระผมşampuanlamak, şampuanla yıkamak用洗發劑洗發等мити голову шампунемشیمپو سے دھونا یا صاف کرناgội đầu, rửa thảm

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Finally her hair softened sufficiently to be disentangled from the curl papers; and then Aunt Janet subjected it to a merciless shampoo.
I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.
I had not the patience for a proper shampoo, or sufficient spirit for the plunge.
 
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