verb
- Prevent or interrupt due to rain.
- usage: "The storm had washed out the game"
- synonyms: rain out
- Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.
- usage: "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
- Wear or destroy by the force of water.
- usage: "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"
- Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.
- usage: "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
- Deplete of strength or vitality.
- usage: "The illness washed her out"
- Drain off the color in the course of laundering.
- usage: "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"
- Lose color in the process of being washed.
- usage: "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
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