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   What does washing out mean in slang?

   • 4. verb To flood something with water and erode it or make it flow away. Heavy rains washed out the topsoil, so we'll have to reseed the entire garden. 5. verb, slang To fail and be unable to continue something, often schooling. A lot of kids simply aren't ready for the demands of college life and end up washing out the first semester.

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   What does washing out a container mean?

   • If you wash out a container, you wash the inside of it. It was my job to wash out the fish tank. [VERB PARTICLE noun] If dye or dirt washes out, it can be removed by washing. With permanent tints, the result won't wash out. [VERB PARTICLE] If rain washes out a sports game or other event, it spoils it or prevents it from continuing.

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   What does 'wash out' mean?

   • To remove something by washing is the first definition of 'wash out'. The stain will easily wash out. The second definition is idiomatic and refers to wearing away by the flow of water; eroding. The sandcastle was washed out by the tide. The third definition is also idiomatic and means to cancel due to bad weather. The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.

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   What is wash out phrasal verb?

   • Definition of wash out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of a dirty mark) to be removed from clothes by washing These ink stains won't wash out. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   To fail or be unsuccessful. One of the most common uses of “wash out” is to describe a situation where someone fails at something or is unsuccessful in achieving their goal. For example, if someone says “I tried to pass my driving test but I washed out,” they mean that they failed the exam.

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   WASH (SOMETHING) OUT definition: 1. If a colour or dirty mark washes out, or if you wash it out, it disappears when you wash it: 2…. Learn more.

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   wash out. British. 1. phrasal verb B2. If you wash out a container, you wash the inside of it. It was my job to wash out the fish tank. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2. If dye or dirt washes out, it can be removed by washing. With permanent tints, the result won't wash out.

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   noun. uk / ˈwɒʃ.aʊt / us / ˈwɑː.ʃaʊt / washout noun (FAILURE) Add to word list. [ C usually singular ] informal. a complete failure: The party was a washout - hardly anyone came. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful. failure Failure is not an option.

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   The meaning of WASHOUT is the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet. How to use washout in a sentence.

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   Definitions of 'wash out'. 1. If you wash out a container, you wash the inside of it. [...] 2. If dye or dirt washes out, it can be removed by washing. [...] 3. If rain washes out a sports game or other event, it spoils it or prevents it from continuing.

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   to wash the inside of something to remove dirt, etc. She washed out the empty bottles. to remove a substance from something by washing. Wash the dye out with shampoo.