Meaning of wash out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To wash the inside of something.
2. To remove something by washing.
3. To be removed by washing.
4. To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.
   idiomatic
5. To cancel due to bad weather.
   idiomatic
6. To lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.
   idiomatic
7. To fail utterly at something one has attempted.

Examples

“We must wash out the bins; they are full of maggots.”

“This engine, and the branch engine, were washed out regularly after six days' work by the pumpman (but not on a Monday) the spare engine being used to cover their normal duties on such occasions.”

“He washed out the stain.”

“That stain washed out easily.”

“The sandcastle was washed out by the tide.”

“The railway, which is single track throughout, skirts the left bank of the estuary of the River Colne, and was washed out over a length of about three miles.”

“Storm Jorge on February 29-March 1 washed out lines at Dutton Viaduct, Mountain Ash and around Aberdare.”

“The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.”

“The rider washed out around that last turn and hit a tree.”

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