Pronunciation: /wɒʃ daʊn/
verb to clean or rinse something by using water or other liquid
A1 I wash down my breakfast with a glass of orange juice every morning.
A2 After a long day at work, I like to wash down my dinner with a cold beer.
B1 The firefighters used hoses to wash down the burning building.
B2 The workers had to wash down the machinery with a powerful solvent to remove the grease.
C1 The crew had to wash down the entire ship after it came back from a long voyage.
C2 The restaurant owner hired a professional cleaning crew to wash down the kitchen every night.
adverb in a downward direction
A1 I wash down my breakfast with a glass of orange juice every morning.
A2 After a long day at work, I like to wash down my dinner with a cold beer.
B1 The spicy food was too much for me, so I had to wash it down with lots of water.
B2 I always wash down my medication with a full glass of water to help it go down smoothly.
C1 The steak was so dry that I had to wash it down with a bottle of red wine.
C2 The intense flavors of the dish were perfectly washed down with a crisp white wine.
formal After the meal, it is customary to wash down the food with a glass of water.
informal Let's wash down these burgers with some soda.
slang I need to wash down this spicy food with a cold beer.
figurative She tried to wash down her guilt with acts of kindness.
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