Antonyms for shampoo

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sham-poo

Phonetic Transcription : ʃæmˈpu

Definition of shampoo

Origin : 1762, "to massage," from Anglo-Indian shampoo, from Hindi champo, imperative of champna "to press, knead the muscles," perhaps from Sanskrit capayati "pounds, kneads." Meaning "wash the hair" first recorded 1860; extended 1954 to carpets, upholstery, etc. Related: Shampooed; shampooing.

As in wash : noun laundry, bath
As in wash : verb bathe, clean
As in lave : verb wash
As in clean : verb make undirty, uncluttered

Example sentences :

The girls say that I can shampoo and manicure as well as a professional.
Extract from : « 'Smiles' » by Eliot H. Robinson

Nobody knows till they try it what virtue there is in a shampoo.
Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn

Then he suggested a shampoo, and said my hair needed it badly, very badly.
Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

He was busy trying to get rid of his shampoo, which had been unusually severe.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe at Yale » by Lester Chadwick

Perhaps your husband will be so amiable as to shampoo my cat!
Extract from : « Zut and Other Parisians » by Guy Wetmore Carryl

Yes,” responded the waiter in a dignified manner, “but not a shampoo.
Extract from : « Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I » by Various

Take 'em after a shampoo, and they're a sight, even the good-lookin' ones.
Extract from : « Mrs. Tree's Will » by Laura E. Richards

I sent for Kanunla to come and shampoo my father, who gradually got worse.
Extract from : « In the Andamans and Nicobars » by C. Boden Kloss

Occasionally you will care to have a shampoo, but that is as you feel.
Extract from : « The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker » by John Strange Winter

He had been to the barber's, had his whiskers and mustache trimmed, his hair cut, and a shampoo.
Extract from : « Fast as the Wind » by Nat Gould

Synonyms for shampoo

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