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：2025/11/23
wash away
Verb
broadly
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
（水や海の急流によって）洗い流す、流し去る / （比喩的に）消し去る、除去する
Sense（2）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea. / (by extension, figuratively) To eliminate.
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wash away
In the storm last night, the floodwaters threatened to wash away the old wooden bridge.
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In the storm last night, the floodwaters threatened to wash away the old wooden bridge.
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