wash out
Verb
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Verb
wash 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.
- (idiomatic) To cancel due to bad weather.
- The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.
- (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.
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