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WASH OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lose color in the process of being washed
Example:
The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
discolor (lose color or turn colorless)
Verb group:
wash out (drain off the color in the course of laundering)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Drain off the color in the course of laundering
Example:
The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
discolor (cause to lose or change color)
Verb group:
wash out (lose color in the process of being washed)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Deplete of strength or vitality
Example:
The illness washed her out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Example:
he managed to wash out the stains
Synonyms:
wash; wash away; wash off; wash out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Verb group:
rinse; wash (clean with some chemical process)
wash out (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
Example:
Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
launder; wash (cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water)
Verb group:
wash; wash away; wash off; wash out (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They wash out the cape
Sense 6
Meaning:
Wear or destroy by the force of water
Example:
The hail storms had washed out the bridges
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
washout (the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway))
Sense 7
Meaning:
Prevent or interrupt due to rain
Example:
The storm had washed out the game
Synonyms:
rain out; wash out
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "wash out" is one way to...):
keep; prevent (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
