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WASH AWAY

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• WASH AWAY (verb)
The verb WASH AWAY has 2 senses:

1. eliminate
2. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Familiarity information: WASH AWAY used as a verb is rare.

• WASH AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

wash away ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Eliminate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

wash away all the differences

Hypernyms (to "wash away" is one way to...):

remove; take away (get rid of something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

wash away ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

wash off; wash away; wash out; wash

Context examples:

he washed the dirt from his coat / The nurse washed away the blood / Can you wash away the spots on the windows? / he managed to wash out the stains

Hypernyms (to "wash away" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

"Hard words break no bones."
(English proverb)
"The more you mow the lawn, the faster the grass grows."
(Albanian proverb)
"If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will return when the winds of Spring season blows."
(Chinese proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds."
(Dutch proverb)

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