Whiteout (Verb)
Meaning 1
Lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The storm rolled in so quickly, it seemed like the entire mountain range was about to whiteout around us.
- Driving through the blinding snow, I thought the highway was going to whiteout completely before I could spot the exit.
- If this fog gets any thicker, it's going to whiteout and we risk crashing into each other.
- As I hiked higher into the clouds, the rain-soaked mountainside started to whiteout around me.
- Skiing down from the top, the snow was falling in such heavy sheets that it was about to whiteout my view entirely.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Cover up with a liquid correction fluid; "white-out the typo".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She whiteouted the mistake on the resume to avoid any embarrassment during the interview.
- Use correction fluid to white out the unnecessary information at the bottom of the document.
- The teacher instructed the students to white out the incorrect answers before submitting the exams.
- The designer whiteouted the old phone number on the business card template to update it.
- Before resubmitting the report, make sure to white out the words crossed out in the margin.