rain off

verb

to cancel (an event) due to excessive rain

“The match was rained off because of the waterlogged pitch.”

Similar
wash out
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Meanings

verbrain off (third-person singular simple present rains off, present participle raining off, simple past and past participle rained off)

present singular third person rains off · participle present raining off · participle past rained off · past rained off

  1. idiomaticpassivetransitiveusuallyto cancel (an event) due to excessive rain

    The match was rained off because of the waterlogged pitch.

    Synonyms: wash out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto cancel (an event) due to excessive rain

Similar
wash out
Also see
wash out
Cite this entry
APA

rain off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20off

MLA

“rain off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rain off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rain%20off.

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