wash-down
1wash down — wash by letting water run down, hose it down If the kids play in the bathroom I ll have to wash down the walls …
2wash down — (something) to drink a liquid to help you swallow something. It was a great meal washed down with several glasses of wine. He got two aspirin and washed them down with a glass of water …
3wash-down — «WOSH DOWN, WSH », noun. a washing from top to bottom or from end to end …
4wash down — verb 1. eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically (Freq. 2) She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
5wash down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wash down : present tense I/you/we/they wash down he/she/it washes down present participle washing down past tense washed down past participle washed down 1) to drink something after putting food or medicine… …
6wash down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you wash something, especially food, down with a drink, you drink the drink after eating the food, especially to make the food easier to swallow or digest. [V n P] He took two aspirin immediately and washed them down with three …
7wash down — v. (D; tr.) to wash down with (to wash down a meal with a glass of beer) * * * (D; tr.) to wash down with (to wash down a meal with a glass of beer) …
8wash down something — wash down (something) to drink a liquid to help you swallow something. It was a great meal washed down with several glasses of wine. He got two aspirin and washed them down with a glass of water …
9wash down — verb a) To help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill. I had a nice beef sandwich washed down with a pint of bitter. b) To wash something completely from top to bottom. You must wash the wall down well before… …
10wash down — transitive verb Date: 1600 1. to move or carry downward by action of a liquid; especially to facilitate the passage of (food) down the gullet with accompanying swallows of liquid < pizza washed down with beer > 2. to wash the whole length or… …
