wash off vs wash away

wash off and wash away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wash off	No	No	Yes	No
wash away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wash off and wash away are synonyms defined as:

wash off and wash away: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Other synonyms of wash off include wash, wash out.

wash off (verb)	wash away (verb)
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
	to set aside as irrelevant