Wash or the Wash may refer to:

Industry and sanitation

  • WASH or WaSH, "water, sanitation and hygiene", three related public health issues
  • Wash (distilling), the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the production of distilled beverages
  • Lime wash or whitewash, a low-cost industrial paint

Places

England

  • The Wash, the square-mouthed estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia in England
  • Wash, Derbyshire, a hamlet in Derbyshire, England

United States

  • Wash Creek, a stream in North Carolina
  • Washington (state), U.S. state sometimes abbreviated as "Wash."
  • Blanchard Park, Pomona College, California, commonly known as the Wash
  • Clio, California, formerly known as Wash

People

  • Wash (pharaoh), an ancient Egyptian predynastic ruler
  • Wash (singer), an American singer
  • Wash Hendry (1838–1914), also known as George W. Hendry, American Florida early settler
  • Martha Wash (born 1953), American singer-songwriter and actress
  • Todd Wash (born 1968), American football coach

Art, entertainment, and media

  • WASH (FM), a radio station serving the Washington, D.C. area
  • Wash (visual arts), a technique of applying a semi-transparent layer of color

Film and television

  • The Wash (1988 film), film by Philip Kan Gotanda, based on his play The Wash (1985)
  • The Wash (2001 film), a hip-hop styled film
  • Wash, a 2024 Japanese film starring Naoko Ken
  • Wash (Firefly), a character on Firefly
  • "Wash" (Prison Break episode), an episode of Prison Break

Music

  • "Wash" (song), by Pearl Jam, 2003
  • "The Wash" (song), by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, 2002
  • "Wash.", a song by Bon Iver from Bon Iver, 2011
  • "Wash", a song by Lifehouse from Stanley Climbfall, 2002
  • "Washed", by Elevation Rhythm, 2025

Topography

  • Wash, an area of washland intended to be flooded when river levels are high
  • Arroyo (watercourse) or wash, a dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain

See also

  • Car wash (disambiguation)
  • Washer (disambiguation)
  • Washing
  • Washington (disambiguation), various uses commonly abbreviated as "Wash."