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to wash down
01
to drink a beverage after a meal to help swallow and digest the food
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
wash
Present tense
wash down
3rd person singular
washes down
Present participle
washing down
Past simple
washed down
Past participle
washed down
Examples
As a palate cleanser, it 's common to wash down sushi with a sip of ginger tea.
02
to carry something downward with the movement of a liquid
Examples
The river 's current washed down debris from upstream.
03
to clean the entire length or surface of something
Examples
The street sweeper helps wash down the streets in urban areas.
