WASH DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wash down mean? 

• WASH DOWN (verb)
  The verb WASH DOWN has 2 senses:

1. eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically

2. flow freely

  Familiarity information: WASH DOWN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASH DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky

Hypernyms (to "wash down" is one way to...):

eat (take in solid food)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They wash down more bread

Sense 2

Meaning:

Flow freely

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

flush down; wash down

Context example:

The body washed down the river

Hypernyms (to "wash down" is one way to...):

flush (flow freely)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP