wipe out

Crash off board

Wipe out means to destroy completely or eliminate: The tsunami wiped out entire villages.

In surfing and other board sports, to wipe out is to fall or crash dramatically: He wiped out on that last wave.

A wipeout is such a fall, or any spectacular failure.

To be wiped out can also mean exhausted: I'm completely wiped out after that hike.

destroy

obliterate

Destroy all traces of

exterminate · decimate · demolish · raze · devastate · ravage · extirpate · expunge · efface · purge

fall

tumble

Uncontrolled rolling descent

stumble · slip · trip · plunge · pitch · lurch · flop · capsize · overturn · face-plant

financial

bankrupt

Unable to repay debts

liquidation · foreclosure · bankruptcy · bust · collapse · crash · go under · tank · crater · implode

surfing

barrel

Hooped cylindrical vessel

  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • waveOscillating motion through medium
  • swellIncrease in size

crest · nosedive · tumble · spill · crash · plunge · duck dive · pipeline · reef · undertow

exhaust

tire

Lose strength or energy

  • drainChannel for wastewater
  • fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
  • depleteGreatly reduce supply

sap · exhaust · shatter · knacker · zonk · bush · spend · collapse · crash · hit the wall

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destruction/elimination

wipe outcreate

Cause to exist

establish · build · preserve · generate · protect

surfing/sports performance

wipe outnail it

Succeed perfectly at something

stick the landing · ride it out · hang ten · pull off · finish strong

financial status

wipe outstrike it rich

Suddenly acquire great wealth

make a fortune · hit the jackpot · make a killing · cash in · clean up

Family

wipeout

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG