wash down
Britishverb
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to wash completely, esp from top to bottom
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to take drink with or after (food or another drink)
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Clean by washing from top to bottom, as in He always washes down the walls before painting . [Second half of 1800s]
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Drink a liquid after eating food or taking medicine, as in He washed down the pills with a glass of water . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
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It was then washed down with water from the Nile to clean the surface, and we got ready to start working.
From Literature
Samuel Guist, who lives in the Tullybrannigan Road area of the town, said streams of water where washing down past houses and continuing to rise.
From BBC
She added that it was common practice for utilities to wash down equipment after a fire before the system was reenergized.
From Los Angeles Times
The Mexican food scene outside Milwaukee and maybe Racine is still mostly combo plates washed down with massive margaritas, or cartoonishly big burritos in the Chipotle model.
From Los Angeles Times
She pointed toward the charred hillsides to her north and said that there is a buffer if any debris should wash down her way.
From Los Angeles Times
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