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WASH OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Example:
he managed to wash out the stains
Synonyms:
wash; wash away; wash off; wash out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
