wash away

phrasal verb

washed away; washing away; washes away

: to carry (something) away by the movement of water

The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.

: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely

Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.

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The runoff from the rain destroyed roads and bridges and washed away railroad tracks. —

Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Pelosi be washed away, [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 Avery County Manager Phillip Barrier told NBC News that about 3 inches of rain washed away the bridges constructed after the September 2024 hurricane that left five dead in the county. —

David Chiu, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 In Biltmore Village, built around an 8,000-acre estate that drew thousands of tourists a year, empty lots and hollow buildings are all that remain of the shops, restaurants and offices washed away in the floods. —

Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wash away