WATER DOWN
Dictionary entry overview: What does water down mean?
• WATER DOWN (verb)
The verb WATER DOWN has 2 senses:
1. make less strong or intense
2. thin by adding water to
Familiarity information: WATER DOWN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WATER DOWN (verb)
Meaning:
Make less strong or intense
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
water down the mixture
Hypernyms (to "water down" is one way to...):
cut; dilute; reduce; thin; thin out (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Thin by adding water to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
They watered down the moonshine
Hypernyms (to "water down" is one way to...):
adulterate; debase; dilute; stretch (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
