Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
eat food accompanied by lots of liquid;
also use metaphorically;
- Example: "She washed down her dinner with a bottle of red wine"- Example: "He washes down his worries with a nightly glass of whisky"2.
flow freely;
- Example: "The body washed down the river"[syn: wash down, flush down]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wash down
v 1: eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use
metaphorically; "She washed down her dinner with a bottle
of red wine"; "He washes down his worries with a nightly
glass of whisky"
2: flow freely; "The body washed down the river" [syn: wash
down, flush down]