| VERB | social | wash out, rain out | prevent or interrupt due to rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt | |
| contact | wash out | wear or destroy by the force of water | |
| change | wash out, wash, wash off, wash away | remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent | |
| change | wash out | deplete of strength or vitality | |
| change | wash out | drain off the color in the course of laundering | |
| change | wash out | lose color in the process of being washed |
| Meaning | prevent or interrupt due to rain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | rain out | |
| Broader | prevent, keep | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
| Spanish | suspender por lluvia | |
| Meaning | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They wash out the cape | |
| Example | "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" | |
| Broader | wash, launder | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water |
| Similar to | wash, wash out, wash off, wash away | Remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent |
| Meaning | Wear or destroy by the force of water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Nouns | washout | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) |
| Meaning | Remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he managed to wash out the stains" | |
| Synonyms | wash, wash off, wash away | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process |
| wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt | |
| Spanish | lavar | |
| Catalan | rentar | |
| Meaning | deplete of strength or vitality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Spanish | debilitar, desgastar, deslavar, deslavazar | |
| Catalan | deslavar | |
| Meaning | Drain off the color in the course of laundering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | discolor | Cause to lose or change color |
| Similar to | wash out | Lose color in the process of being washed |
| Catalan | descolorir | |
| Meaning | Lose color in the process of being washed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | discolor | Lose color / color or turn colorless |
| Similar to | wash out | Drain off the color in the course of laundering |
| Catalan | descolorir | |
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