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wash away

wash a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wosh, wawsh uh-wey]
    • /wɒʃ, wɔʃ əˈweɪ/
    • /wɒʃ əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wosh, wawsh uh-wey]
    • /wɒʃ, wɔʃ əˈweɪ/

Definitions of wash away words

  • transitivephrasal verb wash away remove by cleaning with water 1
  • phrasal verb wash away If rain or floods wash away something, they destroy it and carry it away. 0
  • verb wash away To eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea. 0
  • verb wash away (by extension) To eliminate, in a figurative sense. 0
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Parts of speech for Wash away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wash away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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