wash out

verb washes out · washing out · washed out

1. idiomatic, transitive To wash the inside of something. We must wash out the bins; they are full of maggots.
2. idiomatic, transitive To remove something by washing. He washed out the stain.
3. idiomatic, intransitive To be removed by washing. That stain washed out easily.
4. idiomatic To wear away by the flow of water; to erode. The sandcastle was washed out by the tide.
5. idiomatic To cancel due to bad weather. The continuous rain washed out the cricket match.

   Similar: rain off

6. idiomatic, transitive To remove or obscure (something) by saturation (of light, noise, etc.) The sun washes out the stars of the night sky.
7. 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.
8. idiomatic To fail utterly at something one has attempted.