shampoo

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ʃæmˈpu/

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Noun

Singular shampoo

Plural shampoos

1. Shampoo is liquid soap used for washing hair.

   My favorite shampoo was on sale for half price at the store, so I bought a few bottles.

Verb

Plain form shampoo

Third-person singular shampoos

Past tense shampooed

Past participle shampooed

Present participle shampooing

1. If you shampoo your hair, you wash it with soap.

   In the shower, I shampoo my hair before washing my body.