shampoo
IPA: ʃæmpˈu
noun
- (originally) A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
- A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
- An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
- (humorous, slang) Champagne.
verb
- (intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.
- (transitive) To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
- (transitive) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.
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Examples of "shampoo" in Sentences
- I need to buy more shampoo because I'm running low
- I love the way my hair smells after using a new shampoo
- Be careful not to get shampoo in your eyes while you're showering
- The salon recommended a new shampoo for my dry scalp
- Can you pass me the shampoo bottle so I can wash my hair
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