bleach

Pronunciation

• enPR: blēch, IPA ^(key): /bliːt͡ʃ/

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Verb

Plain form bleach

Third-person singular bleaches

Past tense bleached

Past participle bleached

Present participle bleaching

1. (transitive) Bleaching something means to make it become white or even colorless.

   She bleached her brown hair so she could impersonate the blonde Marilyn Monroe in the talent show.

   I will bleach my white shirts to take out those ink stains.

   Bleaching your white shirts will take out ink stains.

Noun

Singular bleach

Plural bleaches

1. Bleach is a chemical used to make things white.

   I used a cup of bleach in the washing machine.