WASHOUT

• (noun) someone who is unsuccessful

  synonyms : dud , flop

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : wash

• (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 open the road"

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