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                           Phrase(s): wash away  to be carried away by water or some other liquid.  •  The bridge washed away in the flood.  •  All the soil washed away and left the rocks exposed.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): wash someone or something away  [for a flood of water] to carry someone or something away.  •  The flood washed the boats away.  •  The high water washed away much of the sand along the shoreline.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): wash something away  to clean something by scrubbing and flushing away the dirt.  •  Fresh water will wash the seawater away.  •  Let’s wash away these muddy footprints.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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