"piss down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-piss down.ogg [Australia] Forms: pisses down [present, singular, third-person], pissing down [participle, present], pissed down [participle, past], pissed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} piss down (third-person singular simple present pisses down, present participle pissing down, simple past and past participle pissed down)
  1. (slang, vulgar) To rain heavily. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Rain Synonyms: piss it down Related terms (rain): like a cow pissing on a flat rock

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