/euh wosh", euh wawsh"/ , adj. , adv.
1. Naut.
a. just level with or scarcely above the surface of the water, so that waves break over the top.
b. overflowing with water, as the upper deck of a ship in a heavy sea.
2. covered with water.
3. washing about; tossed about by the waves.
4. covered, filled, or crowded: streets awash with shoppers; a garden awash in brilliant colors.
[ 1825-35; A- 1 + WASH ]