English noun: wipeout |
1. | wipeout (event) an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
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| Synonyms | demolition, destruction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, finish |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | annihilation, depredation, disintegration, eradication, obliteration, rack, ravage, razing, ruin, ruination, wrack, wrecking |
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2. | wipeout (act) a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fall, spill, tumble |
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| Domain category | athletics, sport |
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