Wash-down Definition

verb

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.
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To wash something completely from top to bottom.
You must wash the wall down well before painting.
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Synonyms:
  • flush down

Origin of Wash-down

Wash-down Sentence Examples

  • She grabbed her coffee cup and tried to wash down the warmth of his kiss.

  • The patient's skin burns, that of a frog is cold to the touch; therefore tie to the foot of the bed a frog, bound with red and black thread, and wash down the sick man so that the water of ablution falls 1 In its technical ecclesiastical sense the ablution is the ritual washing of the chalice and of the priest's fingers after the celebration of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church.

  • See Cleaning & maintenance to find out how to safely dispose of anti fouling paint residues during boat wash down.

  • To be really posh you could buy two, one for the wash down afterward.

  • Treat yourself to a Fair Trade coffee or tea to wash down the scrumptious cakes.

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Words Ending With

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