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 away
2 : 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