[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Nautical.water thrown backward by the motion of oars, propellers, paddle wheels, etc.", "Aeronautics.the portion of the wash an aircraft that flows to the rear, usually created by the power plant.Compare wash(def31) wash(def31).", "a condition, usually undesirable, that continues long after the event which caused it.Synonyms: upshot , result , consequence , aftermath"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to affect, as by hitting, rocking, or splashing, with a backwash:a powerful cutter backwashing the skiers.", "to clean out (a clogged filter) by reversing the flow of fluid:Backwash the swimming pool's filters regularly."]}]