wash off
phrasal verb
washed off; washing off; washes off
1
: to clean (something) by using water
Wash the mud off the bikes before you put them away.
2
: to be able to be removed or cleaned by washing
This makeup washes off easily.
Examples of wash off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In recent years, concern has grown about excess road salt washing off of streets and into nearby bodies of water, including Lake Michigan.
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Cleaning Up Even if washing off this patina is the right strategy, POPART researchers want cleaning methods that can do so safely.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Each was equipped with decontamination chambers at its entrance—shower stalls, landlines within reach—to wash off radioactive fallout.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Celebrity Chefs Share Their Best Summer Cooking Tips This works because the acidic juices of the onion will start to wash off the char.
—Shay Spence, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Hilary added nutrients to the water that washed off of the surrounding land surface.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
The water helps to separate the egg from the membrane and also washes off any of the pesky eggshell remnants left behind while peeling.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
According to Ayurveda, this means that the Kansa is doing its job, and the graying effect can be washed off easily with a warm washcloth.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 20 Mar. 2024
Fears arose about the potential to wash off cancellations from stamps and use them a second time.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Cleaning Up Even if washing off this patina is the right strategy, POPART researchers want cleaning methods that can do so safely.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
Each was equipped with decontamination chambers at its entrance—shower stalls, landlines within reach—to wash off radioactive fallout.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Celebrity Chefs Share Their Best Summer Cooking Tips This works because the acidic juices of the onion will start to wash off the char.
—Shay Spence, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Hilary added nutrients to the water that washed off of the surrounding land surface.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 May 2024
The water helps to separate the egg from the membrane and also washes off any of the pesky eggshell remnants left behind while peeling.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
According to Ayurveda, this means that the Kansa is doing its job, and the graying effect can be washed off easily with a warm washcloth.
—Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 20 Mar. 2024
Fears arose about the potential to wash off cancellations from stamps and use them a second time.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Wash off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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