обмывать(When awarded medals and orders there was a tradition of "rinsing the order" – a newly awarded medal or badge would be dropped into a glass of vodka. The soldier would drink the vodka and then, without using his hands, take hold of the order between his teeth. VLZ_58)
промывка(The removal of thin layers of surface material more or less evenly from an extensive area of gently sloping land, by broad continuous sheets of running water rather than by streams flowing in well-defined channels; e.g. erosion that occurs when rain washes away a thin layer of topsoil; Более или менее равномерное удаление тонких слоев поверхностных материалов с больших, слегка наклоненных участков земли широкими полосами проточной воды, а не потоками, протекающими по глубоко проложенным руслам. Например, эрозия, возникающая в процессе смыва тонкого поверхностного слоя почвы дождевой водой)
