nnoun.shapethe channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by waterExamples:- it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road
Hypernyms:channel groove
Inherited Hypernyms:washoutgroovedepressionconcave shapesolidshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)Synset:wash
Examples:- from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Derivationally Related Form:wash out
Hypernyms:soil erosion
Inherited Hypernyms:washoutsoil erosionerosiongeological processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:rain-wash
nnoun.personsomeone who is unsuccessfulDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:dud flop
Hypernyms:failure loser nonstarter unsuccessful person
Inherited Hypernyms:flopfailureunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:flopfailureunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity