# wash-out

**Pronunciation:** WASH-OUT

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** verb

## Meaning

Wash-out means to clean with water.

## Examples

- The doctor used wash-out to describe the rumbling sound in his stomach.
- Wash-out can happen when gas moves through the intestines.
- The quiet room made the wash-out seem louder than it really was.

## Common patterns

- intestinal wash-out — A rumbling sound from the intestines. — The doctor noted intestinal wash-out during the exam.
- hear wash-out — Notice or listen to the rumbling sound. — You might hear wash-out when the room is very quiet.

## Collocations

- intestinal wash-out — The nurse listened for intestinal wash-out.
- wash-out in the stomach — The doctor explained that wash-out in the stomach is a rumbling sound.

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