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WASH DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

• WASH DOWN (verb)
The verb WASH DOWN has 2 senses:

1. eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
2. flow freely

Familiarity information: WASH DOWN used as a verb is rare.

• WASH DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context examples:

She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine / He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky

Hypernyms (to "wash down" is one way to...):

eat (take in solid food)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They wash down more bread

Sense 2

wash down ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Flow freely

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

flush down; wash down

Context example:

The body washed down the river

Hypernyms (to "wash down" is one way to...):

flush (flow freely)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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