wash (sth) out
— phrasal verb with wash uk/wɒʃ/us/wɑːʃ/verb
If a colour or dirty mark washes out, or if you wash it out, it disappears when you wash it:
Do you think these stains will wash out?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse sth out
- sanitize
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- sweep
- wipe
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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