verb
1. eliminate
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wash away all the differences
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
2. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
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he washed the dirt from his coat
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The nurse washed away the blood
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Can you wash away the spots on the windows?
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he managed to wash out the stains
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Somebody ——s something
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wash away
1. (of flowing water) to carry off by force
2. To obliterate
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Main Entry: ↑wash
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ˌwash a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wash away he/she/it washes away present participle washing away past tense washed away past participle washed away] phrasal verb
if something such as rain or a river washes something away, it carries it away
Heavy rains have washed away the bridge.
Thesaurus: what liquids can dohyponym
Main entry: wash
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wash away [phrasal verb]
1 : to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The footprints in the sand were washed away.
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
Heavy rain washed away the grass seed.
2 : to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
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Main Entry: ↑wash
Useful english dictionary. 2012.