wash out

wash out

1. Inf. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. •

I studied all I could, but I still washed out.

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I don't want to wash out. It's my whole future.

2. Inf. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out. •

The little car washed out on the curve.

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The vehicles have a tendency to wash out when cornering.

3. Inf. to lose a large amount of money. •

Fred washed out on that stock deal.

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Lefty and Willie washed out at the racetrack.

4. Inf. to break down or collapse from exhaustion. •

The whole play began to wash out during the second act. It was a lost cause by the third.

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Finally, after a long day, I just washed out. They had to call the paramedics.

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{v. phr.} To disappear; vanish. * /Do you think this stain will wash out?/