wash something out

wash something out
wash something out
1. to wash out the inside of something; to wash something made of fabric. •

I have to wash my socks out tonight.

Wash the pitcher out before you put it away.

I will wash out my socks tomorrow.

2. Fig. to rain on or flood an event so that it must be canceled. (Fig. on Q.) •

Rain washed the game out.

The storm washed out the picnic.

3. to wash or erode something out or away. •

The flood washed the new bushes out.

The rains washed out the paving stones.

; wash something out of something

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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