wax down (English, verb)
expansion: wax down (third-person singular simple present waxes down, present participle waxing down, simple past and past participle waxed down)
Senses:
glosses: To rub or polish with wax to create a slick, shiny and/or waterproof coating; to wax.
glosses: To stiffen by coating or permeating with wax.
glosses: To coat (hair) with an oily or waxy substance in order to hold it in place.
topics: agriculture
beekeeping
business
lifestyle
glosses: To generate a layer of wax that completely covers.
glosses: To seal over with wax, in order to make airtight and watertight.
glosses: To paste into place using wax.
glosses: To taper off; to gradually quiet or diminish.
Forms:
form: waxes down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: waxing down
tags: participle
present
form: waxed down
tags: participle
past
form: waxed down
tags: past