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.
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This marker, however, washes off in a few days.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Use a garden hose, kitchen or shower sprayer to wash off every surface of the plant, including the tops and bottoms of foliage and in between leaves and branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
The other guys could wash off their makeup and go back to real life, at least in theory, but Ace was all rock star, all the time.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Shop Swift’s Favorites Ahead, a closer look at every product Swift used to wash off all that Eras Tour glitter—and maybe to kick a little of the adrenaline, too.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Use a garden hose, kitchen or shower sprayer to wash off every surface of the plant, including the tops and bottoms of foliage and in between leaves and branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
The other guys could wash off their makeup and go back to real life, at least in theory, but Ace was all rock star, all the time.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Shop Swift’s Favorites Ahead, a closer look at every product Swift used to wash off all that Eras Tour glitter—and maybe to kick a little of the adrenaline, too.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wash off
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“Wash off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20off. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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