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Learn to pronounce wash·out

/ˈwôSHˌout,ˈwäSHˌout/
noun
  1. an event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain.
    "last summer was a bit of a washout here"
  2. a breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding.
    "chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road"
  3. the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period.

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Aug 19, 2024 · The meaning of WASHOUT is the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet. How to use washout in a ...
a complete failure: The party was a washout - hardly anyone came. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. the fact of not being successful.
Washout definition: a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
washout in American English · 1. US. the washing away of soil, earth, rocks, etc. by a sudden, strong flow of water · 2. US. a hole or gap made by such washing ...
1. a complete failure; He was a washout as a professional golfer. The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout.
noun 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 ...
Noun · An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something. · An appliance designed to wash out the inside of something. · The erosion of a relatively soft ...
verb · tr to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt) · Alsowash off to remove or be removed by washing · tr to cancel or abandon (a sporting event).
Aug 19, 2024 · Definition of washout. as in disaster. something that has failed the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout. disaster. failure.
wash out in British English · 1. (transitive). to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt) · 2. Also: wash off. to remove or be removed by washing.