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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At one point, Pancho is filmed getting a bath in the sink, likely to wash off the drool from his oversized pals.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 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
Lift up air vents to vacuum or wash off dust and dirt.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 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
Lift up air vents to vacuum or wash off dust and dirt.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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