| NOUN | shape | washout | the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | washout, wash | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) | |
| person | washout, flop, dud | someone who is unsuccessful |
| Sounds | waa'shaw.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... | |
| Meaning | The channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water. | |
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| Example | "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road" | |
| Broader | groove, channel | A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) |
| Meaning | The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway). | |
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| Example | "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" | |
| Synonym | wash | |
| Narrower | rain-wash | The washing away of soil or other loose material by rain |
| Broader | soil erosion | The washing away of soil by the flow of water |
| Spanish | derrubio, lavado | |
| Verbs | wash out | wear or destroy by the force of water |
| Meaning | someone who is unsuccessful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flop, dud | |
| Broader | failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | A person with a record of failing |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | desastre, inútil | |
| Catalan | desastre, inútil | |
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