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wash down
wash W0036900 (wŏsh, wôsh)v. washed, wash·ing, wash·es v.tr.1. a. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing: wash one's hands; wash windows.b. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid: wash grease out of overalls.2. To make moist or wet; drench: Tears washed the child's cheeks.3. To flow over, against, or past: waves that washed the sandy shores.4. To carry, erode, remove, or destroy by the action of moving water: Heavy rains washed the topsoil away.5. To rid of corruption or guilt; cleanse or purify: wash sins away.6. To cover or coat with a watery layer of paint or other coloring substance.7. Chemistry a. To purify (a gas) by passing through or over a liquid, as to remove soluble matter.b. To pass a solvent, such as distilled water, through (a precipitate).8. To separate constituents of (an ore) by immersion in or agitation with water.9. To cause to undergo a swirling action: washed the tea around in the cup.v.intr.1. To cleanse something in or by means of water or other liquid.2. a. To undergo washing without fading or other damage: This fabric will wash.b. Informal To hold up under examination; be convincing: His story will not wash with the police.3. To flow, sweep, or beat with a characteristic lapping sound: Waves washed over the pilings.4. To be carried away, removed, or drawn by the action of water.n.1. The act or process of washing or cleansing.2. A quantity of articles washed or intended for washing: The wash is on the back porch.3. Waste liquid; swill.4. Fermented liquid from which liquor is distilled.5. A preparation or product used in washing or coating.6. A cosmetic or medicinal liquid, such as a mouthwash.7. a. A thin layer of watercolor or India ink spread on a drawing.b. A light tint or hue: "a wash of red sunset" (Thomas Pynchon).8. a. A rush or surge of water or waves.b. The sound of this rush or surge.9. a. Removal or erosion of soil by the action of moving water.b. A deposit of recently eroded debris.10. a. Low or marshy ground washed by tidal waters.b. A stretch of shallow water.11. Western US The dry bed of a stream.12. Turbulence in air or water caused by the motion or action of an oar, propeller, jet, or airfoil.13. Informal An activity, action, or enterprise that yields neither marked gain nor marked loss: "[The company] doesn't do badly. That is, it's a wash" (Harper's).adj.1. Used for washing.2. Being such that washing is possible; washable.Phrasal Verbs: wash down1. To clean by washing with water from top to bottom: wash down the walls.2. To follow the ingestion of (food, for example) with the ingestion of a liquid: washed the cake down with coffee. wash out1. a. To remove or be removed by washing.b. To cause to fade by laundering: color that had been washed out by bleach.2. To carry or wear away or be carried or worn away by the action of moving water: The river rose and washed out the dam. The road has washed out five miles down the mountain.3. To deplete or become depleted of vitality: By evening, I was washed out from overwork.4. To eliminate or be eliminated as unsatisfactory: a football player who was washed out; an officer candidate who washed out after one month.5. To cause (an event) to be rained out. wash up1. To wash one's hands.2. Chiefly British To wash dishes after a meal.3. To burn out; exhaust: all washed up as a politician.Idioms: come out in the wash Slang 1. To be revealed eventually: The real reasons for her resignation will come out in the wash.2. To turn out well in the end: Don't worry; this project will come out in the wash. wash (one's) hands of1. To refuse to accept responsibility for: He washed his hands of the matter.2. To abandon; renounce: They have washed their hands of him.
[Middle English washen, from Old English wacsan, wæscan; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]
Wash W0036900 (wŏsh, wôsh) An inlet of the North Sea off east-central England. The Wash has a dredged ship channel that leads to King's Lynn.wash down vb (tr, adverb) 1. to wash completely, esp from top to bottom2. (Cookery) to take drink with or after (food or another drink) n the act of washing (oneself or something) down: I just had a quick washdown.. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | wash down - eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | | 2. | wash down - flow freely; "The body washed down the river"flush downflush - flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" |
Translationswash down
wash down1. To flush or rinse someone or something with a liquid, as to clean or sanitize. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "down." Mom washed down the scrape before putting a bandage on it. The dog is covered in mud, so take the hose and wash him down.2. To use the force of water or another liquid to move something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "down." Don't wash down those bits of food in the sink—they'll clog up the drain.3. To drink something in order to aid the act of eating or swallowing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "down." I could use a cold soda to wash down these fries. If she struggles to swallow that pill, give her some more water to wash it down.See also: down, washwash something down somethingto get rid of something by flooding it down the sewer, drain, sink, etc. Wash all the soap suds down the drain and clean the sink, please. Please wash all that stuff down the drain.See also: down, washwash something down (with something) 1. to clean something by flooding with water, alcohol, etc. The doctor washed the area down and began to stitch up the wound. She washed down the wound with alcohol to clean it thoroughly. Todd washed the driveway down with water. 2. Fig. to use fluid to aid the swallowing of food or medicine. Molly washed the pills down with a gulp of coffee. She washed down the pills with a glass of water.See also: down, washwash down1. Clean by washing from top to bottom, as in He always washes down the walls before painting. [Second half of 1800s] 2. Drink a liquid after eating food or taking medicine, as in He washed down the pills with a glass of water. [c. 1600] See also: down, washwash downv.1. To cleanse the surface of something using water or other liquid: We washed down the walls. My neighbor washed the car down.2. To cause something to be carried or drawn down by the action of water or similar liquid: We tried to wash the grease down, but it stuck to the sides. I washed the tar down with the hose.3. To follow the ingestion of something, such as food, with the ingestion of a liquid: After the party, we washed the cake down with coffee. I washed down the medicine with some juice.See also: down, washEncyclopediaSeewashFinancialSeeWashwash down
Synonyms for wash downverb eat food accompanied by lots of liquidRelated Wordsverb flow freelySynonymsRelated Words |