单词 | washdown |
释义 | washdown[ wosh-doun, wawsh- ] / ˈwɒʃˌdaʊn, ˈwɔʃ- / nounthe act or process of washing down, as in cleaning something completely. Origin of washdownFirst recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase wash down Words nearby washdownwashboard, washbowl, washcloth, washday, wash dirty linen (laundry) in public, washdown, wash drawing, washed-out, washed-up, washer, washer-dryer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for washdown
British Dictionary definitions for washdownwash down verb (tr, adverb)to wash completely, esp from top to bottom to take drink with or after (food or another drink) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with washdownwash down Clean by washing from top to bottom, as in He always washes down the walls before painting. [Second half of 1800s] Drink a liquid after eating food or taking medicine, as in He washed down the pills with a glass of water. [c. 1600] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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