wash out
Total bust, colloq.
Wash out means to clean by flushing with water, or to be removed by washing: The stain washed out easily.
Rain can wash out an event by making conditions unplayable, or wash out a road by eroding it.
A washout is a failure or disappointment—someone who doesn't meet expectations: He was a washout as a salesman.
Colors that wash out become faded or pale.
Fail a course
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- flopComplete commercial failure
- failureLack of success
- unsuccessfulNot achieving desired outcome
dropout · eliminate · disqualify · cut · reject · boot camp · training · tryout
Chemical stain and germ killer
- discolorAlter original hue
- paleLacking color intensity
- lightenMake less heavy
- fadeLose intensity gradually
whiten · blanch · desaturate · sun-bleached · faded · dull · worn · weathered
Clean by rubbing hard
- abortEnd before completion
- terminateBring to an end
- discontinueTo stop doing
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
halt · stop · rescind · revoke · annul · invalidate · void · withdraw
Severe overflow of water
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
overflow · torrent · monsoon · inundation · cloudburst · flash flood · mudslide · debris
flunk
Fail a course
unsuccessful · dropout · eliminate · disqualify · cut · reject · boot camp · training · tryout · audition
bleach
Chemical stain and germ killer
fade · whiten · blanch · desaturate · sun-bleached · faded · dull · worn · weathered · launder
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
- abortEnd before completion
- terminateBring to an end
- discontinueTo stop doing
suspend · halt · stop · rescind · revoke · annul · invalidate · void · withdraw · postpone
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- downpourIntense precipitation event
rainfall · overflow · torrent · monsoon · inundation · cloudburst · flash flood · mudslide · debris · bridge
erosion
Gradual wearing away
runoff · undermine · degradation · riverbank · soil · alluvium · topsoil · siltation · landslide · mudslide
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, clean up, daily cleaning
- failingfail, fails, collapse, flop, bomb
- lightenbrighten, bleach, fade, whiten, illuminate
- rowingoars, oar, rowing, crew, scull
- discolorationdiscoloration, stain, stains, staining, spots
- bleachingbleach, bleaching, whitening, lightening, oxygen bleach