wash out
Verb
1. prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game"
(synonym) rain out
(hypernym) prevent, keep
2. wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
(hypernym) wash, launder
(verb-group) wash, wash off, wash away
3. wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges"
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(derivation) washout, wash
4. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "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"
(synonym) wash, wash off, wash away
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(verb-group) wash, rinse
5. deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out"
(hypernym) weaken
6. drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"
(hypernym) discolor
7. lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
(hypernym) discolor
wash out
become clean, clean up """Will this stain wash out?"" ""Yes, if you use bleach."""
wash out
Synonyms and related words:
achromatize, baptize, bath, bathe, blanch, bleach, bust, cashier, cast, decolor, decolorize, dim, discolor, douche, drain, drain of color, dull, etiolate, fade, fail, flummox, flunk, flunk out, flush, flush out, fume, gargle, holystone, irrigate, jettison, junk, lather, launder, lave, mop, mop up, pale, peroxide, reject, rinse, rinse out, ritually immerse, scour, scrap, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, shed, shower, slough, sluice, sluice out, soap, sponge, swab, syringe, tarnish, throw away, toivel, tone down, tub, wash, wash up, whiten
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
wash-out
wash-out /'wɔʃaut/
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wash out
phrv. ล้างออกด้วยน้ำ, ชำระล้างด้วยน้ำ (syn. wash off); ทำลาย, ทำให้เสียหาย (syn. wash away); ยับยั้ง (เพราะฝนตก), ทำให้ยุติ; ล้มเหลว