Synonyms for water down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : waw-ter, wot-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər

Définition of water down

Origin : Old English wæterian (see water (n.1)). Meaning "to dilute" is attested from late 14c.; now usually as water down (1850). To make water "urinate" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Watered; watering.

verb dilute

Example sentences :

And say, I'd hate to have to drop kerplunk into all that water down there.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

There was a trickle of water down the quarsteel he was leaning against!
Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter

There's somethin' in the air and water down in Kentucky and Tennessee that brings it on a man.
Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy

That was the day I opened the gate and let the water down on you, Dorothy.
Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

You carried two buckets of water down to him, and he thanked you when he drank it.
Extract from : « The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour » by George A. Warren

It is time now to pour some hot whisky and water down his throat.
Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston

Part of our journey was performed by water down the Ganges, on hoard a budgerow.
Extract from : « Mark Seaworth » by William H.G. Kingston

To lift him up and to pour some water down his throat was the work of a moment.
Extract from : « Manco, the Peruvian Chief » by W.H.G. Kingston

Winnie put the water down so hurriedly that it splashed over the floor.
Extract from : « The Girl Warriors » by Adene Williams

They must keep the water down, or drown like rats in a hole.
Extract from : « Boys' Second Book of Inventions » by Ray Stannard Baker

Antonyms for water down

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