shampoo
Americanverb (used with object)
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to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
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to clean (rugs, upholstery, or the like) with a special preparation.
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Archaic. to massage.
noun
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the act of shampooing.
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a preparation used for shampooing, especially one that does not leave a soap film.
noun
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a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent to wash the hair
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a similar preparation for washing carpets, etc
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the process of shampooing
verb
Other Word Forms
- shampooer noun
Etymology
Origin of shampoo
1755–65; earlier champo to massage < an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā literally, to press
Example Sentences
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It smells like Aunt Melissa’s lavender-and-mint shampoo, which is oddly comforting.
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“Fine. Just give me some shampoo and go outside, will you?”
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He also packed up all the little bottles of shampoo and hand lotion and mouthwash in the bathroom.
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Out fell the brush, the comb, the soap, the shampoo, all rolling away in different directions.
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He smelled the faint scent of Gibby’s strawberry shampoo, mixed with a tinge of body odor from Ridge—he hadn’t showered, after all—and the unplaceable odor that was, no doubt, Beejee.
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