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WASH OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wash off mean?
• WASH OFF (verb)
The verb WASH OFF has 1 sense:
1. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Familiarity information: WASH OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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; wash away; wash off; wash out
Context example:
he managed to wash out the stains
Hypernyms (to "wash off" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
rinse; wash (clean with some chemical process)
wash out (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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