WASH OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wash out mean? 

• WASH OUT (verb)
  The verb WASH OUT has 7 senses:

1. prevent or interrupt due to rain

2. wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt

3. wear or destroy by the force of water

4. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

5. deplete of strength or vitality

6. drain off the color in the course of laundering

7. lose color in the process of being washed

  Familiarity information: WASH OUT used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASH OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prevent or interrupt due to rain

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

rain out; wash out

Context example:

The storm had washed out the game

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

keep; prevent (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)

Verb group:

wash; wash away; wash off; wash out (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They wash out the cape

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wear or destroy by the force of water

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The hail storms had washed out the bridges

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

washout (the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

wash; wash away; wash off; wash out

Context example:

he managed to wash out the stains

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Verb group:

rinse; wash (clean with some chemical process)

wash out (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Deplete of strength or vitality

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The illness washed her out

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

weaken (lessen the strength of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Drain off the color in the course of laundering

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

discolor (cause to lose or change color)

Verb group:

wash out (lose color in the process of being washed)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 7

Meaning:

Lose color in the process of being washed

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine

Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):

discolor (lose color or turn colorless)

Verb group:

wash out (drain off the color in the course of laundering)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

You should wash out your eye right away while you wait for medical help.

(Eye Injuries, NIH)