WIPEOUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does wipeout mean?
• WIPEOUT (noun)
The noun WIPEOUT has 2 senses:
1. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
2. a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
Familiarity information: WIPEOUT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WIPEOUT (noun)
Meaning:
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
demolition; wipeout; destruction
Hypernyms ("wipeout" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wipeout"):
annihilation; disintegration (total destruction)
eradication; obliteration (the complete destruction of every trace of something)
depredation; ravage ((usually plural) a destructive action)
razing; wrecking (the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
ruin; ruination (an event that results in destruction)
rack; wrack (the destruction or collapse of something)
Meaning:
A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("wipeout" is a kind of...):
fall; spill; tumble (a sudden drop from an upright position)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
