snow out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
When a game, event, or trip is cancelled or stopped because it's snowing too much.
Literal meaning: Snow causes an event to be driven out or cancelled — largely transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To force the cancellation of an event or outdoor activity because of heavy snowfall.
"The final round of the tournament was snowed out and had to be rescheduled."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Most commonly used in the passive: 'the match was snowed out.' Primarily used in sports and event contexts. More common in North American English than British English.
Commonly used with
match game event flight ceremony tournament
Forms
Base
snow out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
snows out
he/she/it
Past simple
snowed out
yesterday
Past participle
snowed out
have + pp
-ing form
snowing out
continuous
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