Idioms for wash
- to have a good or satisfactory result; turn out eventually: The situation may look hopeless now, but it will all come out in the wash.
- to be revealed; become known.
come out in the wash,
wash one's hands of.
hand(def 90).
Origin of wash
before 900; Middle English
washen (v.), Old English
wascan (cognate with Dutch
wasschen, German
waschen, Old Norse
vaska) < Germanic
*watskan, equivalent to
*wat- (root of
water) +
*-sk- v. suffix +
*-an infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM wash
pre·wash, noun, verb (used with object) re·wash, verb un·der·wash, verb well-washed, adjectiveWords nearby wash
British Dictionary definitions for wash down (1 of 3)
wash down
verb (tr, adverb)
to wash completely, esp from top to bottom
to take drink with or after (food or another drink)
British Dictionary definitions for wash down (2 of 3)
Wash
/ (wɒʃ) /
noun
the Wash
a shallow inlet of the North Sea on the E coast of England, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk
British Dictionary definitions for wash down (3 of 3)
wash
/ (wɒʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for wash
Old English
wæscan, waxan; related to Old High German
wascan; see
water
Medical definitions for wash down
wash
[ wŏsh ]
v.
To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing.
To make moist or wet.
n.
The act or process of cleansing or washing.
A solution used to cleanse or bathe a part.
Idioms and Phrases with wash down (1 of 2)
wash down
Clean by washing from top to bottom, as in He always washes down the walls before painting. [Second half of 1800s]
Drink a liquid after eating food or taking medicine, as in He washed down the pills with a glass of water. [c. 1600]
Idioms and Phrases with wash down (2 of 2)
wash