wash off

verb

To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.

“I'm trying to wash off all this mud.”

Meanings

verbwash off (third-person singular simple present washes off, present participle washing off, simple past and past participle washed off)

present singular third person washes off · participle present washing off · participle past washed off · past washed off

  1. ambitransitiveditransitiveTo remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.

    I'm trying to wash off all this mud.

    5 more examples

    I'm trying to wash off this equipment.

    I'm trying to wash all this mud off this equipment.

    I'm trying to wash all this mud off it.

    I'm trying to wash all this mud off of it.

    I hope this mud will wash off without too much scrubbing.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian lemos
  • lemosto remove by washing
Latin abluō, ēluō
  • abluōto remove by washing
  • ēluōto remove by washing
Polish odpierać, odeprać
  • odpieraćto remove by washing
  • odepraćto remove by washing
Russian отмыва́ться, отмы́ться
  • отмыва́ться (otmyvátʹsja)to remove by washing
  • отмы́ться (otmýtʹsja)to remove by washing
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APA

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MLA

“wash off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wash off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20off.

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