Wipeout
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of colliding or crashing.
"The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp."
- 2 a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) wordnet
- 3 Total destruction or elimination.
"The wipeout of this industry could be catastrophic."
- 4 an event that completely destroys something wordnet
- 5 The act of falling off one's surfboard.
"Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The skateboarder had a nasty wipeout as she came off the ramp."
Etymology
Deverbal from wipe out.