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What is the noun for washout?

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washout
  1. An appliance designed to wash something out.
  2. (biology) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid.
  3. (meteorology) The action whereby falling rainwater clean particles from the air.
  4. A channel produced by the erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water; a breach in a road or railway caused by flooding.
  5. (informal) A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
  6. A sporting fixture that could not be completed because of rain.
  7. The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing
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  9. Examples:
    1. “He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled, and a washout in politics.”
      “The rain came down again, leading to another washout, and the players christened the game the Match that Refused to Die.”
      “The vagaries of the British weather render many summer song spectaculars a washout.”
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