wash away

/wɑʃ əˈweɪ/
/wɒʃ əˈweɪ/
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Other forms: washed away; washing away; washes away

Definitions of wash away
  1. verb
    remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
    synonyms: wash, wash off, wash out
    rinse, wash
    clean with some chemical process
    wash out
    wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    eliminate
    “wash away all the differences”
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    type of:
    remove, take away
    get rid of something abstract
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