Base verb
Phrasal verbs with wash
The verb wash combines with 5 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
5 phrasal verbs · 5 meanings
wash away
1 sense- Carry off by water
wash down
1 sense- Help swallow food by drinking liquid
wash off
1 sense- Remove with water
wash over
1 sense- Sweep across as a wave does
wash up
1 sense- Wash dishes after a meal
Practice the wash family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of wash with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.