English Dictionary

washboard

verb

To produce a rippled texture on a surface. / To play a washboard. / (bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.

She used a washboard to wash the clothes.

意味（1）

To produce a rippled texture on a surface.

Doug came up with a half-guilty smile and washboarded his forehead at her.

意味（2）

To play a washboard.

It's almost as if the urge to washboard is intrinsically human.

意味（3）

(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.

Individual bees have been observed washboarding on the inside glass of an observation hive.