sluice down

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Verb sluice down has 1 sense

sluice, sluice down - pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"
--₁ is one way to pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets
Sample sentence:
It was sluice downing all day long

Definitions from the Web

Term: sluice down

Description:

Sluice down is a phrasal verb that refers to the act of cleaning or washing something by using a rush of water or a sluice. It can also mean to quickly pour or flow down a surface, similar to the way water flows down a sluice gate. This term is often used in a literal sense but can also be used figuratively to describe a strong flow or movement.

Sample Sentences:

The workers sluiced down the dirty streets after a heavy rain.
He grabbed the hose and sluiced down his car to rinse off the dirt.
The water from the broken pipe sluiced down the hallway, causing a flood.
As the storm raged, the rain sluiced down the windows in torrents.
The waterfall sluiced down the rocky cliff, creating a mesmerizing sight.

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