WASH OUT


Meaning of WASH OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1540

transitive verb

1. : to wash free of an extraneous substance (as dirt)

2.

a. : to cause to fade by or as if by laundering

b. : to deplete the strength or vitality of

c. : to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject

3.

a. : to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water

the storm washed out the bridge

b. : rain out

the game was washed out

intransitive verb

1. : to become depleted of color or vitality : fade

2. : to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.