
Meaning of WASHOUT
| Pronunciation: | | 'wâsh`awt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful |
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| | Synonyms: | | dud, flop |
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| | See Also: | | failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wash"out`\, n.
The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a
portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or
a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or
railroad, where the earth has been washed away.
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