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washed out

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washed-out

   [wosht-out, wawsht-]
adjective
1.
faded, especially from washing.
2.
Informal.
a.
weary; exhausted.
b.
tired-looking; wan.
Origin:
1830–40

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wash

   [wosh, wawsh]
verb (used with object)
1.
to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
2.
to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water (usually followed by out, off, etc.): to wash grime out of clothing.
3.
to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow.
4.
to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew.
5.
to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves.
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6.
to carry, bring, remove, or deposit (something) by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does (often followed by up, down, or along): The storm washed the boat up on the shore. A sailor was washed overboard.
7.
to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface (often followed by out or away): The rain had washed away the lettering on the stone.
8.
(of water) to form by flowing over and eroding a surface: The flood had washed a new channel through the bottom lands.
9.
Mining.
a.
to subject (earth or ore) to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material.
b.
to separate (valuable material) in this way.
10.
to purify (a gas or gaseous mixture) by passage through or over a liquid.
11.
to cover with a watery or thin coat of color.
12.
to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold.
13.
Slang. launder (def. 3).
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
14.
to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely.
15.
to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash.
16.
to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid.
17.
to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash.
18.
Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof: His honesty won't wash.
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19.
to be carried or driven by water (often followed by along or ashore): The boat had washed ashore in the night.
20.
to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore.
21.
to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water.
22.
to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently.
23.
to be removed by the action of water (often followed by away): Much of the topsoil washes away each spring.
COLLAPSE
noun
24.
the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
25.
a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash.
26.
a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue.
27.
the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us.
28.
the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic.
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29.
water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide.
30.
the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake: The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers.
31.
Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash.
32.
any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash.
33.
a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like (often used in combination): to apply wash to a skinned knee; mouthwash; eyewash.
34.
Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing.
35.
the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves.
36.
a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river.
37.
a marsh, fen, or bog.
38.
a small stream or shallow pool.
39.
a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river.
40.
a depression or channel formed by flowing water.
41.
Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water.
42.
Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream.
43.
a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting.
44.
Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture.
a.
an upper surface so inclined as to shed rain water from a building.
b.
any member of a building having such a surface.
45.
Also, washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash.
46.
waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill (often used in combination): hogwash.
47.
washy or weak liquor or liquid food.
48.
the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling.
49.
Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year.
COLLAPSE
adjective
50.
capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
Verb phrases
51.
wash down,
a.
to clean completely by washing: to wash down a car.
b.
to facilitate the swallowing of (food or medicine) by drinking water or other liquid: to wash down a meal with a glass of wine.
52.
wash out,
a.
to be removed by washing: The stain wouldn't wash out.
b.
to damage or demolish by the action of water: The embankment was washed out by the storm.
c.
Informal. to fail to qualify or continue; be eliminated: to wash out of graduate school.
d.
to become dim, indistinct, or blurred: The face of the watch washes out in sunlight.
53.
wash up,
a.
to wash one's face and hands: Aren't you going to wash up? Dinner is almost ready.
b.
to wash (dishes, flatware, pots, etc.): I'll wash up the dishes, don't bother. We had someone in to wash up after the party.
c.
to end, especially ignominiously (usually in the passive): After that performance, he's all washed up as a singer.
Idioms
54.
come out in the wash,
a.
to have a good or satisfactory result; turn out eventually: The situation may look hopeless now, but it will all come out in the wash.
b.
to be revealed; become known.
55.
wash one's hands of. hand (def. 88).
Origin:
before 900; Middle English washen (v.), Old English wascan (cognate with Dutch wasschen, German waschen, Old Norse vaska) < Germanic *watskan, equivalent to *wat- (root of water) + *-sk- v. suffix + *-an infinitive suffix

Related forms
pre·wash, noun, verb (used with object)
re·wash, verb
un·der·wash, verb
well-washed, adjective

Synonyms
1. clean, lave, rinse, launder, mop, swab. 4. bedew. 5. bathe. 24. ablution, cleansing, bathing. 37. swamp, morass.

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washed out
 
—adj
1.  faded or colourless
2.  exhausted, esp when being pale in appearance

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Word Origin & History

wash
late O.E. wæsc "act of washing" (see wash (v.)). Meaning "clothes set aside to be washed" is attested from 1789; meaning "thin coat of paint" is recorded from 1698; sense of "land alternately covered and exposed by the sea" is recorded from c.1440.
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Medical Dictionary

wash (wŏsh)
v. washed, wash·ing, wash·es

  1. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing.

  2. To make moist or wet.

n.

  1. The act or process of cleansing or washing.

  2. A solution used to cleanse or bathe a part.

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Slang Dictionary

wash definition


  1. in.
    to be believed. (As if untruth were a stain that will not come out in the wash.) : That'll never wash! It's totally unbelievable.
  2. n.
    a drink that follows a previous drink; a chaser. : Can I have a wash with this, bartender?
  3. n.
    the almost simultaneous sale and purchase of the same stock, usually to make the stock appear to be trading actively. (Securities markets. The practice is illegal. Tax loss selling must be done in such a way to avoid appearing to be a wash.) : I sold the stock and couldn't buy it back for thirty days to avoid an illegal wash.
  4. n.
    a whitewash or covering up (of a problem). : What the administration presented was not an explanation but a wash.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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washed out definition


  1. mod.
    exhausted; tired. : I feel too washed out to go to work today.
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Idioms & Phrases

washed out

Faded in color; also, lacking animation. For example, This carpet is all washed out from the sun, or He looks all washed out. [Late 1700s; early 1800s] Also see wash out, def. 3.

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