n.
Pronunciation: ' wo ̇ sh- ˌ au ̇ t, ' wäsh-
Function: noun
Date: 1873
1 a : the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet b : a place where earth is washed away
2 : one that fails to measure up : FAILURE : as a : one who fails in a course of training or study b : an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking