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Meanings of wash off in English

Portuguese
lavar

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

        lavar
        Usage of wash off in English
        1
        Let it sit for five minutes and wash off in warm water.
        The South African
        2
        Remove ink stains with oxalic acid and water; wash off with milk.
        Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
        3
        Our first job on getting aboard was to wash off the mud.
        A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service
        4
        Is there any reason I can't wash off some of this dirt?
        Magic Kingdom for Sale - SOLD!
        5
        Rub the hands in this, then wash off thoroughly and rub in glycerine.
        The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
        6
        Dip it in the water and use it to wash off the mud.
        The Mammoth Hunters
        7
        There's no need to wash off make-up first with this method.
        Ebony
        8
        Then wash off the suds, with a cloth, in fair water.
        A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at H...
        9
        Anisat made him clear up the mess before he let him wash off.
        The Wise Man’s Fear
        10
        This is water-color, Val, it'll all wash off in a minute.
        Ralestone Luck
        11
        I wish to wash off this paint, to put on my own gown.
        Audrey
        12
        I cook pieces of birch bark and wash off her wounds.
        And the rat laughed
        13
        Perhaps you'll feel better if you wash off that war-paint on your face.
        For the Liberty of Texas
        14
        On development, say for one, two, or three minutes, wash off and fix.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
        15
        He was going to wash off the dust of the road.
        Destined to last
        16
        Don't do something you can't wash off for a piece of skirt, boy.
        Demon bound
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        Translations for wash off
        Portuguese
        lavar
        Wash off through the time
        Wash off across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common