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sham·poo (s̸ham po̵̅o̅′)

transitive verb shampooed -·pooed′, shampooing -·poo′·ing

  1. Obsolete to massage
  2. to wash (the hair and scalp), esp. with a shampoo
  3. to wash the hair and scalp of
  4. to clean or wash (a rug, upholstery, etc.) with a shampoo

Etymology: Hindi chāmpo, imper. of chāmpnā, to press, knead, shampoo

noun

  1. the act of washing hair, a rug, etc.
  2. a cleaning preparation, esp. one in liquid form that produces suds

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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