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Meaning of WASHOUT

Pronunciation:  'wâsh`awt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (informal) someone who is unsuccessful
 
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 Synonyms: dud, flop
 
 See Also: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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