wash out

v 1: prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out

the game" [syn: {rain out}]

2: wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt

3: make useless by the force of water; "The hail storms had

washed out the bridges"

4: deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her

out"

5: drain off the color in the course of laundering

6: lose color in the process of being washed