Main entry: flop, washout, dud
Definition: someone who is unsuccessful
Definition: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Usage: from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
Main entry: washout
Definition: the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water
Usage: it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road