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.

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.

• a channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water
  
• a disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person
  
• a sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain
  
• the aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing(wikipedia)
  

• to remove something by washing
       
• That stain will easily wash out
  
• to wear away by the flow of water
       
• The sandcastle was washed out by the tide
  
• to be depleted of energy
       
• After all this editing, I feel washed out
  
• to cancel due to bad weather
       
• The continuous rain washed out the cricket match