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water

noun

1 a glass of water:

Latin aqua;

technical H2O;

rare Adam's ale.

2 he had a house down by the water:

sea, ocean;

lake, loch, pond, pool, reservoir;

river.

▷antonyms land.

□ get into hot water (also get into deep water) informal

whenever we spoke out, we got into hot water:

be severely reprimanded, be upbraided, be scolded, get a scolding, be admonished, be castigated, be rebuked, be chastised, be censured, be criticized severely, be taken to task, get into trouble, be hauled over the coals;

informal catch it, get what for, be told off, get hell, get into shtook, get a dressing-down, get an earful, get a roasting, get a rocket, get a rollicking, get a rap over the knuckles, get a slap on the wrist.

verb

1 he told me to water the plants:

sprinkle, moisten, dampen, wet, spray, splash;

soak, douse, souse, drench, saturate, flood, waterlog;

hose (down), water down;

archaic sodden.

▷antonyms dry out, parch.

2 Ralph's eyes were watering | my mouth watered as I looked at the strawberries:

moisten, exude water, become wet, leak;

cry, weep;

salivate.

3 he was accused of watering the claret:

dilute, water down, add water to, thin (out), make thin/thinner, weaken, make weak/weaker;

adulterate, doctor, taint, mix;

informal cut.

□ water something down

1 staff at the club had watered down the drinks:

dilute, add water to, water, thin (out), make thin/thinner, weaken, make weak/weaker;

adulterate, doctor, taint, mix;

informal cut.

2 in the end the proposals were considerably watered down:

moderate, temper, qualify, mitigate, mute, mellow, tone down, soften;

subdue, curb, tame, calm, bridle;

understate, underemphasize, play down, soft-pedal, downplay.

▷antonyms enhance, strengthen.

word links	water
aqueous relating to water aqua- related prefix, as in aquaculture hydro- related prefix, as in hydroelectric hydrophobia fear of water