to wash off
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- phrasal verb
- /wɔʃ ɔf/
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quitar con agua
- After a long day, she decided to wash off the dirt and sweat from her hands.
- wash off blood
- wash off the mud
- wash off the makeup
So now I'm going to wash this mask off and the lip scrub.
- So now I'm going to wash this mask off and the lip scrub.
- I'm going to go wash it off and we will get to priming with gold.
- It's tingly, but it's a good tangle and then you wash it off.
- It says pumpkin enzyme mask, paint thin layer, let dry, wash off.
Examples
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Then, workers wash off the remaining fruit and put the seeds out to dry.
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It's the blood that doesn't wash off so easily.
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I am going to wash it off with water.
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This stuff actually does wash off so well.
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I can go wash it off.
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Are you going to wash it off?
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Now I'm going to go wash this stuff off my face.
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Mama, do you think we got enough water to wash off the stairs?
Fiction book (1994) -
Don't forget to wash off your makeup.
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Gideon is in the background in the kitchen washing off the vegetables.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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To remove dirt and stains
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To clean something with water, often using soap
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To clean and dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or your hand
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To wash something with water to remove soap or dirt
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To clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush and water
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To clean a floor with a long handle and wet cloth
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Remove dirt and germs from a person's body by washing
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To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt
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Remove dirt or marks from a surface by rubbing with a cloth
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To wash something with water to remove soap or dirt
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Clean something using water to remove dirt or stains
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To clean a surface using a cloth or towel to remove a spill
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Come off a surface when something moves against it
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To remove liquid or dirt from a floor with a cloth
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To remove dirt or stains by rubbing hard with a brush
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Remove a mark by moving a cloth or hand over it many times
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To remove dirt or mud from a surface
To clean something using water to remove dirt or chemicals
To rub a surface with a wet sponge to clean it
To clean something very well by scrubbing or washing
To remove dust or crumbs quickly with a light movement
Antonyms
How Clean
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'wash' (to clean with water/soap) with the particle 'off' (indicating removal), so it literally means to remove something by washing. This verb + particle pattern is a common, compositional English construction and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The verb wash off gives a simple picture: when you wash dirt or paint, water takes it off, meaning 'away' from the surface. So, wash off means 'to remove something from a surface by washing'.