wash off

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

This gel-like substance washes off in the shower or bath. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026

Those who were placed in solitary confinement at the 2,684-bed facility were left without access to soap or running water to wash off the pepper spray, and some resorted to washing their faces with toilet water, according to the lawsuit. —ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026

Her eldest son, Ricki, guided his younger siblings – Stephen, Paul and Cheryl – to the shower block to wash off the salt and sand. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026

By washing white rice, the excess starch is washed off, as well as any oxidized rice bran oil coating the outside, which can add an unpleasant flavor to the cooked rice. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for wash off

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