How to Pronounce "wash out"
expression
ˈwɑʃ/ /ˈaʊt
WAHSH-owt
wˈɒʃ/ /ˈaʊt
WOSH-owt
Definition
To clean something by washing it thoroughly, to remove a substance with water, or, in informal use, for an event to be canceled due to rain.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɑʃ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
wˈɒʃ/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAHSH-owt
UK
WOSH-owt
Listen in Context
Please wash out the bottle before you recycle it.
The rain will wash out the chalk on the sidewalk.
Be careful not to wash out the colors when you do the laundry.
The baseball game got washed out because of the storm.