dye

Noun

Singular dye

Plural dyes

1. (countable & uncountable) Dye is a liquid with color that when placed on a fabric or other material, will change the color of it.

To add color to the dress, place it in the dye for ten minutes.

Related words

• tincture

Verb

Plain form dye

Third-person singular dyes

Past tense dyed

Past participle dyed

Present participle dyeing

1. (transitive) If you dye a fabric, you color it with dye.