bleach (n.)

  1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; a complete bleach usually requires several applications'

  2. an agent that makes things white or colorless

    [ Syn: bleaching agent , blanching agent , whitener ]

  3. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

    bleach (v.)

  1. remove color from; The sun bleached the red shirt

    [ Syn: bleach out , decolor , decolour , decolorize , decolourize , decolorise , decolourise , discolorize , discolourise , discolorise ]

  2. make whiter or lighter; bleach the laundry'

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