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English
Verb
wash off (third-person singular simple present washes off, present participle washing off, simple past and past participle washed off)
- (transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
- Hypernym: clean off
- Coordinate terms: wash down; hose off, hose down, rinse off, rinse down; wipe off, wipe down
I'm trying to wash off this equipment.
I'm trying to wash off all this mud.
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.
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