washout

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noun

1. the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
- it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road
• Hypernyms:
groove, channel
2. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
• Syn:
wash
• Derivationally related forms:
wash out
• Hypernyms:
soil erosion
• Hyponyms:
rain-wash
3. someone who is unsuccessful
• Syn:
flop, dud
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person