wash out
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
prevent or interrupt due to rain
The storm had washed out the game
Types & categories
- prevent hypernym
Sense 2 verb
wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink
Types & categories
- launder hypernym
Related & opposite
- wash off verb group
Sense 3 verb
wear or destroy by the force of water
The hail storms had washed out the bridges
Types & categories
- ruin hypernym
Related & opposite
- washout derivation
Sense 4 verb
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
he washed the dirt from his coat
Types & categories
- remove hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
deplete of strength or vitality
The illness washed her out
Types & categories
- weaken hypernym
Sense 6 verb
drain off the color in the course of laundering
The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse
Types & categories
- discolor hypernym
Related & opposite
- wash out verb group
Sense 7 verb
lose color in the process of being washed
The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine
Types & categories
- discolor hypernym
Related & opposite
- wash out verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevent |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | wash off |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | launder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | washout |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | wash |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | wash out |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | wash out |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | discolor |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | wash out |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | discolor |