(transitive) To spray thoroughly with a hose. / (transitive) To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose. / (transitive, idiomatic) To calm down a person, or a situation.

plural of double magnum

simple past tense and past participle of play down

present participle of play down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play down

(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.

plural of double-header

(idiomatic) Alternative form of look down on

A rare diacritical mark (˝) made up of two acute accents on the same letter, usually a vowel.

plural of double acute accent