bleach meaning and definition

BLEACH noun

Definition of bleach (noun)

1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
   • "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
2. an agent that makes things white or colorless
   • synonyms: blanching agent, bleaching agent, whitener
3. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

BLEACH verb

Definition of bleach (verb)

1. remove color from
   • "The sun bleached the red shirt"
   • synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise
2. make whiter or lighter
   • "bleach the laundry"