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wash out

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌwɑʃ ˈaʊt/ · UK /ˌwɒʃ ˈaʊt/

wash out means: To remove a mark or substance from something by washing it.

verb

REMOVE BY WASHINGB1

To remove a mark or substance from something by washing it.

  • I washed out the stain.
  • Can you wash this paint out of my shirt?
  • Hot water washed most of the dye out.

How to use it: wash something out of something (She washed the mud out of her skirt.)

Similar words: wash away, remove

Common phrases: wash out a stain, wash out something

CLEAN INSIDEB1

To clean the inside of a container with water.

  • Wash out the empty jar.
  • I washed the bucket out with hot water.
  • Have you washed out your water bottle?

How to use it: wash something out (Wash the jug out before you refill it.)

Similar words: rinse out, clean out

Common phrases: wash out a bottle, wash out something

COME OFFB1

If a mark or substance disappears when something is washed, it is removed by the water.

  • This ink washes out.
  • The stain washed out after two washes.
  • Will the red dye wash out of my hair?

Similar words: come out

Common phrases: wash out easily, wash out completely

RAIN CANCELLATIONB2

If bad weather prevents an outdoor event from happening, the weather causes it to be cancelled.

  • Rain washed out the match.
  • Our picnic was washed out on Sunday.
  • Will tomorrow’s game be washed out too?

How to use it: be washed out (The match was washed out by heavy rain.)

Similar words: rain off, cancel

Common phrases: wash out a match, wash out the picnic

DAMAGE WITH WATERB2

To carry away soil or damage something as water flows over it.

  • The flood washed out the road.
  • Heavy rain has washed out part of the riverbank.
  • The bridge was washed out during the storm.

How to use it: wash something out (Floodwater washed the road out overnight.)

Similar words: wash away, erode

Common phrases: wash out a road, wash out the bridge

OBSCURE WITH BRIGHTNESSC1

To make details hard to see or hear because light or sound is too strong.

  • Sunlight washes out the screen.
  • The camera flash washed out her face in the photograph.
  • Loud music washed out the quieter voices in the recording.

How to use it: wash something out (The bright light washed the colours out.)

Similar words: obscure, overpower

Common phrases: wash out colours, wash out the image

Questions about wash out

What does wash out mean?

To remove a mark or substance from something by washing it.

What is wash out in other languages?

Türkçe: yıkayarak çıkarmak · Español: quitar lavando · Français: enlever au lavage · Deutsch: auswaschen · Italiano: togliere lavando · 日本語: 洗い落とす

How do you pronounce wash out?

In American English /ˌwɑʃ ˈaʊt/; in British English /ˌwɒʃ ˈaʊt/.

How do you use wash out in a sentence?

I washed out the stain. Can you wash this paint out of my shirt?

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