washing out
Losing color slowly
Washing out is the process of removing or fading through water or repeated exposure.
Dye washes out of fabric; stains wash out of clothes.
Extended to failure or elimination: a cadet washes out of training, a pilot washes out of the program.
A storm can wash out a road or a game.
The rain washed out our picnic plans.
Alter original hue
- lightenMake less heavy
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- paleLacking color intensity
dilute · whiten · decolorize · sun damage · tarnish · dim · wane · dull
Channel for wastewater
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- downspoutVertical roof drainage pipe
outflow · effluent · wastewater · siphon · seepage · overflow · clog · plumbing
Wash without scrubbing
- flushSame suit, five cards
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- sluiceGated water conduit
- irrigateSupply land with water
douche · purge · detergent · laundry · sanitize · disinfect · scrub · soap
discolor
Alter original hue
pale · dilute · whiten · decolorize · sun damage · tarnish · dim · wane · dull · muted
drain
Channel for wastewater
downspout · outflow · effluent · wastewater · siphon · seepage · overflow · clog · plumbing · culvert
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
irrigate · douche · purge · detergent · laundry · sanitize · disinfect · scrub · soap · lather
cancel
Revoke or terminate
scrub · derail · setback · fiasco · collapse · defeat · bust · flop · disappointment · ruined
gully
Channel carved by flowing water
deluge · channel · erode · scour · undermine · landslide · mudslide · topsoil · silt · drainage
- rowingoars, oar, rowing, crew, scull
- bleachingbleach, bleaching, whitening, lightening, oxygen bleach
- Gardening Mistakesoverwatering, underwatering, overfertilizing, poor drainage, crowding
washing outsetting
Context of events
dyeing · fixing · permeating · bonding · taking hold
washing outsaturating
Filling to total capacity
intensifying · deepening · vivifying · enriching · brightening
washing outmaking it
Achieving one's goal
succeeding · graduating · completing · passing · making the cut
washing, out, wash, washed, washer, washers, washes, washable, unwashed