Main Entry:

wash·out

Pronunciation:

\ˈwȯsh-ˌau̇t, ˈwäsh-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1873

1 a: the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet b: a place where earth is washed away2: one that fails to measure up : failure : as a: one who fails in a course of training or study b: an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking