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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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.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Both vehicles were submerged in the water after being washed off a bridge, police said.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Then there’s a UV flashlight that detects blood spatter that someone has tried to wash off.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Shinn was the one who washed off the nugget, unveiling the find, Larry Neal, site manager at Reed Gold Mine, told McClatchy News in an email.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Both vehicles were submerged in the water after being washed off a bridge, police said.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
Then there’s a UV flashlight that detects blood spatter that someone has tried to wash off.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Shinn was the one who washed off the nugget, unveiling the find, Larry Neal, site manager at Reed Gold Mine, told McClatchy News in an email.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.
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