wash out

Meaning: If an event is washed out, it's stopped because of rain.

Synonym: rain out

For example:

be washed out The final session of play in today's cricket match was washed out.
be washed out This year's company picnic was washed out by a sudden rain storm.

Note: almost always used in a passive form, such as "the game was washed out"

Quick Quiz:

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