wash out
1 (v + adv) remove by cleaning INTRANSITIVEthe stain won't wash out ní thiocfaidh an smál amach, ní féidir an smál a ghlanadh aswill it wash out of my clothes? an féidir é a ní as mo chuid éadaí?
2 (v + adv) clean TRANSITIVEnigh verb glan verb the paintbrushes are washed out in water nitear na scuaba péinteála in uisceShow full entry
3 (v + adv) sweep away TRANSITIVEthey were washed out of the boat scuabadh amach as an mbád iad 4 (v + adv) rain off TRANSITIVEthe game was washed out cuireadh an cluiche ar ceal de bharr na báistí 5 (v + adv) exhaust TRANSITIVEtraoch verb spíon verb the work washes you out bíonn tú spíonta ag an obair 6 (v + adv) drain of colour TRANSITIVEthe colours are a bit washed out tá na dathanna beagáinín tréigtheshe looks washed out tá cuma chaite uirthi 7 (v + adv) IND extract with water TRANSITIVEscag verb gold is washed out of the rock scagtar an t-ór as an gcarraig 8 (v + adv) (US), informal fail
INTRANSITIVEthey washed out in the qualifiers cuireadh amach sna babhtaí cáilithe iadhe washed out of college d'éirigh sé as an gcoláiste
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