Meaning

8 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To wash the inside of something.

    We must wash out the bins; they are full of maggots.

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To remove something by washing.

    He washed out the stain.

  3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To be removed by washing.

    That stain washed out easily.

  4. (idiomatic)To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.

    The sandcastle was washed out by the tide.

    wear or destroy by the force of water

  5. (idiomatic)To cancel due to bad weather.

    The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.

  6. (idiomatic, transitive)To remove or obscure (something) by saturation (of light, noise, etc.)

    The sun washes out the stars of the night sky.

  7. (idiomatic)To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.

    The rider washed out around that last turn and hit a tree.

  8. (idiomatic)To fail utterly at something one has attempted.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. This ink stain will not wash out.

    Ця пляма від чорнила не сходить. — aandrusiak

    ruПятно от чернил не отмоется. — Hellerick

  2. The ink stain will not wash out.

    Чорнильна пляма не відмиється. — JeNNeR

    ruЧернильное пятно не отмоется. — Hellerick

  3. The washing machine is out of order.

    ruСтиральная машина вышла из строя. — papersaltserver

    deDie Waschmaschine ist außer Betrieb. — sacredceltic

  4. The road up ahead is washed out.

  5. My father threatened to wash my mouth out with soap.

Origin

From wash + out.

From wash + out.

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Forms

washes out, washing out, washed out, washed out
Base formwash out · to wash out
3rd person singularwashes out
Present participlewashing out
Past simplewashed out
Past participlewashed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywash out
he, she, itwashes out

Past simpleLesson

all personswashed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave washed out
he, she, ithas washed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wash out

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent:washwash offwash away
  • prevent or interrupt due to rain:rain out

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwashout

See also

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