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English to English noun
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the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water |  | Example: it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road
source: wordnet30
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the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) | | Example: from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
source: wordnet30
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someone who is unsuccessful | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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