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verb

Wash out v. i. & v. t.

To be removed by washing; of spots and stains, especially on clothing.

To be removed, broken, or destroyed by the action of flowing water; as, the bridge was washed out by the flood.

To fail in a course of study or training, especially to leave before completion of the course.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Wash out" Quotes from Famous Books

... cowkeeper of his disgusting custom of washing the milk bowl with cow's urine, and even mixing some with the milk; he declares that unless he washes his hands with such water before milking, the cow will lose her milk. This filthy custom is unaccountable. The Obbo natives wash out their mouths with their own urine. This habit may have originated in the total absence of salt in their country. The Latookas, on the contrary, are very clean, and milk could be purchased in their ...

— The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile • Sir Samuel White Baker

... been known to cause death because of the bacteria which found their way into the open wound and produced disease. In order to destroy any germs which may have entered into the cut from the instrument, it is well to wash out the wound with some mild disinfectant, such as very dilute carbolic acid or hydrogen peroxide, and then to bind the wound with a clean cloth, to prevent later ...

— General Science • Bertha M. Clark

... purpose, I do not think it right to expose myself to temptation. And now that I have put your majesty in full possession of my sentiments," she added to the king; "now that I have told you with what bitter tears I have striven to wash out my error,—I implore you to extend your protecting hand towards me, and to save me from further persecution on ...

— Old Saint Paul's - A Tale of the Plague and the Fire • William Harrison Ainsworth

... needlessly waste my breath in fruitless exertions? The decree has gone forth. It is one of urgency, too. The deed is to be done—that foul deed which, like the blood, staining the hands of the guilty Macbeth, all ocean's waters will never wash out. Proceed, then, to the noble work which lies before you, and, like other skilful executioners, do it quickly. And when you have perpetrated it, go home to the people, and tell them what glorious honors you have achieved for our common country. Tell them that you have extinguished one of ...

— Henry Clay's Remarks in House and Senate • Henry Clay

... hadn't no objection, an' so I went into the kitchen. When we got through, blest ef she didn't ask me to wash out the dish-towels while she filled ...

— The Panchronicon • Harold Steele Mackaye

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