Wash-out

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of washout. alt-of, alternative

    ""I thought you was goin' into the business yourself." / "That's a wash-out," snarled Silas. "Don't you talk of it. It's finished.""

Synonyms

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flopablutionairmanshipalluvionalluviumalso ran

Example

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""I thought you was goin' into the business yourself." / "That's a wash-out," snarled Silas. "Don't you talk of it. It's finished.""

Etymology

Deverbal from wash out.

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