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wash away

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Verb1.wash away - eliminate; "wash away all the differences"
take away, remove - get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
2.wash awaywash away - remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
wash off, wash out, wash
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
wash, rinse - clean with some chemical process
wash out - wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
Translations
? wash away
vt sep
(lit) → (hin)wegspülen
(fig) to wash away somebody’s sins → jdn von seinen Sünden reinwaschen


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As to the travellers, they plunged into the clear and cool current, to wash away the dust of the road and refresh themselves after the heat of the day.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I rose shaking the ashes from me, and went without the kraal to wash away their defilement.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
"Come, friend," said Hawkeye, drawing out a keg from beneath a cover of leaves, toward the close of the repast, and addressing the stranger who sat at his elbow, doing great justice to his culinary skill, "try a little spruce; 'twill wash away all thoughts of the colt, and quicken the life in your bosom.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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