washout

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Synonyms: wash out, cashout, wash-out

Antonyms: wash out, cashout, wash-out

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Noun

1. An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[wash#Verb|washing]] or [[clean#Verb|cleaning]] the [[inside#Noun|inside]] of something.
2. An [[appliance]] [[design#Verb|designed]] to [[wash out]] the inside of something.
3. The [[erosion]] of a [[relatively]] [[soft#Adjective|soft]] [[surface#Noun|surface]] by a [[sudden#Adjective|sudden]] [[gush#Noun|gush]] of [[water#Noun|water]]; also, a [[channel#Noun|channel]] [[produce#Verb|produced]] by this [[action#Noun|action]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}}
5. {{lb|en|aviation}}
6. {{lb|en|medicine}}
7. {{lb|en|meteorology}} The action whereby [[falling#Adjective|falling]] [[rainwater]] cleans [[particle]]s from the [[air#Noun|air]].
8. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[place#Noun|place]] in a [[mine#Noun|mine]] where [[ore]] has been washed away by a [[flow#Noun|flow]] of water.

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