wash down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(transitive) To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.
This time we started with melon, went on to salad and cold chicken, next tried some excellent Camembert and finished up with grapes. To wash this down in the enginemen's shanty, we had a nice white Bordeaux, followed by the remains of the Rosé and finishing up with excellent Beaujolais.
1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 151:Now we just need a drink to wash it down.
Well, we had our breakfast of ship's bread and molasses, washed down with cannikins of something liquid - but not lovely.
1907 February 2, The Chronicle, Adelaide, page 50, column 2:Having just dined on a plate of fried chicken, you wash it down with a can of beer and contemplate that life doesn't get any better than this. Ever wonder what happens next?
2012 [2002], Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:I had a nice beef sandwich washed down with a pint of bitter.
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(transitive) To wash (something) completely from top to bottom.
You must wash the wall down well before painting.
We'll wash it down with a garden hose and just a touch of soap.
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(transitive) To send (something) down the drain by washing action.
There was some food residue in the sink, so she washed it down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| washing down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| washes down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| washed down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| washed down | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rinse down · rinse down · hose down · wash off · wipe down · rinse off
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Translations (12)
pl dopierać (to wash something completely) · hu leöblít (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · pl doprać (to wash something completely) · pl popijać (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · es acompañar (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · es lavar la garganta (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · es enjuagar la gorja (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · es bajar (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · pl popić (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · hu lemos (to wash something completely) · de herunterspülen (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid) · eo altrinki (to help to swallow by drinking a liquid)