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wash down

Definitions

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  • verb To help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill.
  • verb To wash something completely from top to bottom.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
  • verb flow freely

Etymologies

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From wash +‎ down.

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synonyms (24)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bib
  2. booze
  3. drain the cup
  4. drink
  5. drink in
  6. drink off
  7. drink to
  8. drink up
  9. guzzle
  10. imbibe
  11. pledge
  12. pull
  13. quaff
  14. sip
  15. suck
  16. suck in
  17. suckle
  18. sup
  19. swig
  20. swill
  21. tipple
  22. toast
  23. toss down
  24. toss off

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. eat
  2. flush

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