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wash out one's mouth

wash out one's mouth is the alternative form of wash one's mouth out.

Meaning of wash one's mouth out

Verb

wash one's mouth out (third-person singular simple present washes one's mouth out, present participle washing one's mouth out, simple past and past participle washed one's mouth out)

  1. (figuratively, imperative, usually) To stop using bad language, or atone for doing so.
    • Wash out your mouth, your lies are gettin' rusty1970, “Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter”, in Alline Bullock (lyrics), Workin’ Together, performed by Ike & Tina Turner
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash out, mouth.
    • The foreigners content themselves with washing their hands. The Moors wash their mouths out with soap also, blowing bubbles and gargling happily.1956, Encounter, volume 6, page 30

Forms of wash out one's mouth

third-person singular presentwashes out one's mouth
present participlewashing out one's mouth
past participlewashed out one's mouth
pastwashed out one's mouth

Questions about wash out one's mouth

What is wash out one's mouth the alternative form of?
Wash out one's mouth is the alternative form of wash one's mouth out.

Words near wash out one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. wash one's elbows
  2. wash one's hands
  3. wash one's mouth out
  4. wash oneself of
  5. wash out
  6. wash out one's mouth
  7. wash over
  8. wash room
  9. wash rooms
  10. wash sale
  11. wash sales

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