Dictionary entry details
• WASH OUT (verb)
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 (prevent from doing something or being in a certain state)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
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)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They wash out the cape
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
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 off; wash away; wash out; wash
Context examples:
he washed the dirt from his coat / The nurse washed away the blood / Can you wash away the spots on the windows? / 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)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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
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)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
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)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
