WASH AWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 away" 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

Meaning:

Eliminate

Example:

wash away all the differences

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "wash away" is one way to...):

remove; take away (get rid of something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something