wash out definition
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This page has 6 definitions of wash out in English. Wash out is a verb. Examples of how to use wash out in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
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Verb
wash out (third-person singular simple present washes out, present participle washing out, simple past and past participle washed out)
- To wash the inside of something.
- We must wash out the bins; they are full of maggots.
- To remove something by washing.
- He washed out the stain.
- To be removed by washing.
- That stain washed out easily.
- (idiomatic) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
- The sandcastle was washed out by the tide.
- 2020 August 26, “Network News: Shapps orders rapid review of flash flood resilience from NR”, in Rail, page 9:
- Storm Jorge on February 29-March 1 washed out lines at Dutton Viaduct, Mountain Ash and around Aberdare.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- (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.