wash away

phrasal verb

washed away; washing away; washes away

1

: to carry (something) away by the movement of water

The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.

2

: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely

Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.

Examples of wash away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The poem expresses the desire to hold on to a fleeting experience, to fix it in words and images before it’s washed away on the tide of time. —A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

The introduction of hydraulic mining during the Gold Rush washed away vast chunks of the landscape, particularly in Yuba County, flushing tons of sediment into the river system and ultimately reshaping the rivers themselves. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025

Spray, blot and rinse to watch stains wash away in no time. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025

On the morning of September 27, their dream was washed away. —Hanna Raskin, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for wash away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway