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To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, ditransitive
Examples
- I'm trying to wash off this equipment.
- I'm trying to wash off all this mud.
- I'm trying to wash all this mud off this equipment.
- I'm trying to wash all this mud off it.
- I'm trying to wash all this mud off of it.
- I hope this mud will wash off without too much scrubbing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clean off
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wash, wash out, wash away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Galician:
lavar
— to remove by washing
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Hungarian:
lemos
— to remove by washing
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Latin:
abluō
— to remove by washing
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Latin:
ēluō
— to remove by washing
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Polish:
odpierać
— to remove by washing
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Polish:
odeprać
— to remove by washing
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Russian:
отмыва́ться
(otmyvátʹsja)
— to remove by washing
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Russian:
отмы́ться
(otmýtʹsja)
— to remove by washing
