shampoo
verb/ʃæmˈpuː/
/ʃæmˈpuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shampoo | /ʃæmˈpuː/ /ʃæmˈpuː/ |
| he / she / it shampoos | /ʃæmˈpuːz/ /ʃæmˈpuːz/ |
| past simple shampooed | /ʃæmˈpuːd/ /ʃæmˈpuːd/ |
| past participle shampooed | /ʃæmˈpuːd/ /ʃæmˈpuːd/ |
| -ing form shampooing | /ʃæmˈpuːɪŋ/ /ʃæmˈpuːɪŋ/ |
- shampoo something to wash or clean hair, carpets, etc. with shampoo
- If you can afford it, have the carpet shampooed professionally.
- She showered and shampooed her hair.
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘massage (as part of a Turkish bath process)’): from Hindi cāṃpo! ‘press!’, imperative of cāṃpnā.Want to learn more?
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