• Washout

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈwɒʃaÊŠt/

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    Origin

    From the verb wash out.

    Full definition of washout

    Noun

    washout

    (plural washouts)
    1. An appliance designed to wash something out.The cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.
    2. (biology, medicine) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.a bladder washout
    3. (meteorology) The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
    4. A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water.
    5. (informal) A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.As an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.
    6. A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain.
    7. The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing

    Verb

    verb

    1. To wash something out.

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