wash off

Other forms: washed off; washing off; washes off

Definitions of wash off
  1. verb
    remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
    synonyms: wash, wash away, wash out
    rinse, wash
    clean with some chemical process
    wash out
    wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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