wash one's mouth out (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To stop using bad language, or atone for doing so.
tags: figuratively
imperative
usually
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash out, mouth.
Forms:
form: washes one's mouth out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: washing one's mouth out
tags: participle
present
form: washed one's mouth out
tags: participle
past
form: washed one's mouth out
tags: past
form: wash out one's mouth
tags: alternative