wash down

verb

washed down; washing down; washes down

transitive verb

: 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

: to wash the whole length or extent of

washed down and scrubbed the front porch

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The throng of people waiting to wash down a mountain of corned beef on rye with a Dr. Brown’s soda was packed with city residents and tourists. —

Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 All of this and more can be washed down with Mrs. Claus’s milk and cookies. —

Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 By Tuesday after the Saturday night event, by 5 pm the facility is being washed down with pressure washers and water trucks. —

Maury Brown, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 One deflating note: Almost all the litter and other foul substances that end up in the lake wash down from the lawns, streets and sidewalks of the city, not a result of direct pollution. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wash down