Wiktionary
vb. To eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high se
WordNet
v. eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "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" [syn: wash, wash out, wash off]
Usage examples of "wash away".
Tim, Tim, isn't there some drug I can take, something to wash away a memory that's killing me?
Tim, Tim, isnt there some drug I can take, something to wash away a memory thats killing me?
I left bloody smears on the stone, but that should soon wash away.
Water can either wash away the clay, or crack open the brick when it freezes.
Then he strips off trousers and boots and uses the fresh water liberally to wash away as much of the travel grime as he can.
It's the first time we can get to him and we pick him up and take him to the creek, where we tenderly wash away the shit and the grime and encrusted blood from his battered and broken body.
Very well, then, he'd herd them all outside to the beach and kill them there, where the waves would wash away the stain.
Elwiss told me that theres a moat there where they can open a water gate and wash away anyone below the wall.
Elwiss told me that there's a moat there where they can open a water gate and wash away anyone below the wall.
NYLAN SPLASHED HIS face again, trying to wash away the stone dust, then took a long swallow of the cold stream water.
She waded in and stood chest-deep, letting the water wash away the layers of dust and sweat.