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washed down; washing down; washes down
Definition of wash down
1 : to move or carry downward by action of a liquid especially : to facilitate the passage of (food) down the gullet with accompanying swallows of liquid pizza washed down with beer
2 : to wash the whole length or extent of
washed down and scrubbed the front porch
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The first known use of wash down was in 1600
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