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Washboard Meaning in English

word

ˈwɑʃˌbɔɹd
WAWSH-bord
wˈɒʃbɔːd
WOSH-bawd

परिभाषा

A washboard is a tool with a ridged surface used to scrub clothes by hand. It can also refer to a person’s well-defined abdominal muscles, which resemble the tool’s pattern.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Mostly old-fashioned for laundry; commonly used figuratively for abs (“washboard abs”). In music, a washboard is also played as a rhythm instrument in folk or jazz. Not a common household item nowadays.

उदाहरण वाक्य

My grandmother used a washboard to clean clothes.

basic

There is a washboard by the river for people to wash clothes.

basic

The old house still has a washboard in the bathroom.

basic

He works out every day and now he has washboard abs.

natural

During the folk music show, someone played the washboard for rhythm.

natural

That gravel road is so bumpy—it feels like driving over a giant washboard!

natural