If you wash out a container, you wash the inside of it. It was my job to wash out the fish tank. = clean out
drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse"
If dye or dirt washes out, it can be removed by washing. With permanent tints, the result won't wash out
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
To bring the blade out of the water during the drive and before the finish, causing a loss of power
a goal that is ruled invalid by the referee or the waving off of an infraction by the linesmen wings: two players who flank the center on his right and left sides and, with him, make up the attacking unit or forward line
lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine"
wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"
A goal that is ruled invalid by the referee or the waving off of an infraction by the linesmen
A graphic-editing effect available in Page view in FrontPage Applying the Wash Out tool on the Pictures toolbar to a graphic creates a low-resolution, high-contrast version of the graphic A washed-out graphic can be used as a watermarked background on your pages, without the need for you to make manual resolution, color, and contrast adjustments in an image-editing program
If rain washes out a sports game or other event, it spoils it or prevents it from continuing. Rain washed out five of the last seven games. see also washed-out, washout