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Wash down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid. transitive

    "Now we just need a drink to wash it down."

  2. 2
    flow freely wordnet
  3. 3
    To wash (something) completely from top to bottom. transitive

    "You must wash the wall down well before painting."

  4. 4
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically wordnet
  5. 5
    To send (something) down the drain by washing action. transitive

    "There was some food residue in the sink, so she washed it down."

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