rain out

rain (r

a. Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.

b. A fall of such water; a rainstorm.

c. The descent of such water.

d. Rainy weather.

e. rains A rainy season.

2. A heavy or abundant fall: a rain of fluffy cottonwood seeds; a rain of insults.

v. rained, rain·ing, rains

v.intr.

1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds.

2. To fall like rain: Praise rained down on the composer.

3. To release rain.

v.tr.

1. To send or pour down.

2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads.

Phrasal Verb:

rain out

To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out.

Idiom:

rain cats and dogs Informal

To rain very heavily.

[Middle English, from Old English regn, rn.]

rainless adj.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb

rain out - prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game"

wash out

prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
acid rain corn dance drizzle mizzle ombrophobia patter pelt pour rain rain buckets rain cats and dogs rain check rain cloud rain dance rain down rain forest rain gage rain gauge rain-wash	he asked, spitting imaginary rain out of his mouth. Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context It was a wet night, and many groups of young women passed him, with their shawls drawn over their bare heads and held close under their chins to keep the rain out. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context	railway system railway yard railwayman railworker railyard raiment raimentless rain Rain band rain barrel Rain bird rain buckets rain cats and dogs rain check rain cloud rain dance rain date rain down rain forest Rain fowl rain gage rain gauge Rain goose rain lily rain off rain out Rain prints Rain quail rain shadow rain shower rain stick rain tree Rain water Rain-giver Rain-in-the-Face Rain-tight rain-wash rainband rainbird rainbow rainbow bird Rainbow Bridge rainbow cactus rainbow fish rainbow lorikeet rainbow nation rainbow perch rainbow pink rainbow quartz rainbow rotelle rainbow runner	rain gauges Rain goose rain gush rain gust Rain gutter rain in on Rain in the Face Rain Insurance Rain jacket rain leader rain leader rain lily rain lily Rain maker Rain maker Rain maker Rain maker Rain Makers Rain Makers Rain Makers Rain of Fire rain off rain on Rain On My Parade rain on parade rain on parade rain on parade Rain or Shine Rain or Shine Rain or Shine rain out rain pillar Rain prints Rain prints Rain Quail Rain Rate rain rot rain rot rain scald Rain season rain shadow rain shadow Rain shadow effect Rain shadow effect rain shadows rain shadows rain shower rain shower Rain Shower in the Vicinity rain stage rain stair rods rain stair rods rain stick rain sticks Rain storm Rain storm rain tree rain tree rain trees rain trees Rain water

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

acid rain
corn dance
drizzle
mizzle
ombrophobia
patter
pelt
pour
rain
rain buckets
rain cats and dogs
rain check
rain cloud
rain dance
rain down
rain forest
rain gage
rain gauge
rain-wash

he asked, spitting imaginary rain out of his mouth.

Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context

It was a wet night, and many groups of young women passed him, with their shawls drawn over their bare heads and held close under their chins to keep the rain out.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context