Wash out
/wɔʃ aut/B1
Intermediate
1. To remove or fade away color, dirt, or a stain through washing.
- The rain washed out the chalk drawings on the sidewalk.
- Use bleach to wash out the wine stain from your shirt.
2. To cancel or cause an event or schedule to be stopped due to rain or poor weather conditions.
- The baseball game was washed out due to heavy rain.
- Our picnic plans were washed out by the surprise thunderstorm.
3. To erode or wear away material, often by water.
- The river washed out the soil along its banks during the flood.
- The constant rain may wash out the road if it continues.
4. To be too weak or exhausted to continue or function properly, often after an effort or stress.
- By the end of finals week, I was completely washed out.
- After running the marathon, she felt totally washed out and needed a rest.
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