wipeout

/ˈwaɪpaʊt/
noun
  1. A complete destruction or failure, often resulting in total loss.
    • The company faced a financial wipeout after the market crash.
    • The storm caused a total wipeout of the coastal village.
    • His poor investment led to a complete wipeout of his savings.
  2. A fall from a surfboard or other board while riding a wave.
    • The surfer laughed off the wipeout and paddled back out.
    • After a spectacular wipeout, she climbed back on her board.
    • He took a nasty wipeout when the wave crashed over him.
  3. A decisive defeat in a competition or contest.
    • It was a total wipeout for the challenger in the election.
    • The video game ended in a wipeout for the losing player.
    • The home team suffered a wipeout in the championship game.
verb
  1. To destroy or eliminate completely.
    • We need to wipe out the debt before the end of the year.
    • The new policy could wipe out small businesses.
    • The disease nearly wiped out the entire population.
  2. To fall off a surfboard or other board while riding a wave.
    • He tried a trick but wiped out in front of the crowd.
    • She wiped out on the biggest wave of the day.
    • I wiped out twice before I could stand on the board.
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