wash away
phrasal verb
washed away; washing away; washes away
1
: to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
2
: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
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Use a watering can or a hose with a fine spray to water gently so seeds don’t wash away or dislodge the new seedlings.
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Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Later Thursday, Times Square maintenance workers had already washed away the victim’s blood from the pavement.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Millions worshipped the Narmada as a tempestuous but bountiful goddess—so pristine that the Ganga is believed to visit her every year to wash away her sins.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
With the return of the rainy season this summer, those expensive emergency isolation facilities will be washed away, leaving no permanent improvement in local medical systems.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Later Thursday, Times Square maintenance workers had already washed away the victim’s blood from the pavement.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Millions worshipped the Narmada as a tempestuous but bountiful goddess—so pristine that the Ganga is believed to visit her every year to wash away her sins.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
With the return of the rainy season this summer, those expensive emergency isolation facilities will be washed away, leaving no permanent improvement in local medical systems.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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