Phrasal Verbs With 'Wash'

Wash away phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The ice cream stall on the beach was WASHED AWAY in the storm last night.

Wash down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Drink in order to swallow something solid
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I WASHED the antibiotics DOWN with a glass of water.

Wash out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelled
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The rain WASHED OUT the championship final.

Wash over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Suddenly experience a strong emotion
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He felt numb as grief WASHED OVER him.

Wash up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The children WASHED UP after lunch.
  2. Meaning: When something in the sea or river is left on the shore or bank
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: After the crash, several bodies WASHED UP on the beach.
  3. Meaning: Wash face and hands
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: Be sure you and the kids WASH UP before dinner.

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