See Also: water 2, verb(dictionary)
Inside Water - Water Polo(gambling)
water rat(medicine)
Water(medicine)
mean low water(medicine)
water bed(medicine)
ice water(dictionary)
WATER(law)
water pig(medicine)
water poa(medicine)

water 2, verb (oh)



2 S3 v
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ?plant/land?
2 your eyes water
3 ?animal?
4 ?river?
5 ?weaken?
Phrasal verbs
water something ¡û¡ú down
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
?PLANT/LAND?
[T] if you water plants or the ground they are growing in, you pour water on them
::Will you water my houseplants while I'm away?
::The garden needs watering daily.
your eyes water
if your eyes water, tears come out of them
::Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
-see also mouth-watering , make your mouth water at mouth 1 (11)
?ANIMAL?
[T] to give an animal water to drink
::Have the horses been fed and watered?
?RIVER?
[T usually passive] technical if an area is watered by a river, the river flows through it and provides it with water
::Colombia is watered by several rivers.
?WEAKEN?
also water down
[T] to add water to a drink to make it less strong
water down [water sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to make a statement, report etc less forceful by changing it or removing parts that may offend people - used to show disapproval
::The report of the investigation had been watered down.
-see also watered-down
to add water to a drink to make it less strong
-synonym dilute dilute