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

But all that protective lotion washes off your body throughout the day, especially when swimming if sunscreen is not reapplied . —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025

For starters, a gentle facial cleanser should be used at night to wash off sweat, grime, air pollutants and anything that could clog pores and cause acne. —Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

This gentle mask can be used once weekly—just massage it into your skin, wait five minutes, and wash off to see a fresh complexion that’s as velvety smooth as a camellia petal. —Emily Orofino, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025

The most important thing as a woman is decompressing after the show — washing off all my makeup and doing my skincare [routine]. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for wash off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
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• payoff
• playoff