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wash away |
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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. 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. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. I rose shaking the ashes from me, and went without the kraal to wash away their defilement. "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. |
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