Wash-out Definition

washout, washouts
verb

To remove something by washing.

That stain will easily wash out.
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(idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.

The sandcastle was washed out by the tide.
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(idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.

The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.
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(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.
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noun

Alternative form of washout.

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Other Word Forms of Wash-out

Noun

Singular:
wash-out
Plural:
wash-outs

Origin of Wash-out

Wash-out Sentence Examples

  • Dean began to float back to sleep, half content in the thought that the storm might wash out the steamy, unseasonable humidity.

  • She wore it because she was too upset to wash out the pile of jeans when she got home last night.

  • Steam is then turned on to the outside of the bags and sheaths, and hot water is run through them to wash out all the sweets they contain.

  • Finally, boiling water is admitted and forces out all the last liquor, and then continues to run and wash out the sweets until only a trace remains.

  • The treatment is to wash out the stomach or give such an emetic as apomorphine, and, when the stomach has been emptied, to administer demulcents such as white of egg or mucilage.

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Words Starting With

WWAWAS

Words Ending With

TUTOUT

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