wash outverb

• 1

  To wash the inside of something.

  • 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.
• 2

  To remove something by washing.

  • He washed out the stain.
• 3

  To be removed by washing.

  • That stain washed out easily.
• 4

  To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.

  • 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.
• 5

  To cancel due to bad weather.

  • The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.
• 6

  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.
• 7

  To fail utterly at something one has attempted.