Meanings
verbhose down (third-person singular simple present hoses down, present participle hosing down, simple past and past participle hosed down)
present singular third person hoses down · participle present hosing down · participle past hosed down · past hosed down
- transitiveTo spray thoroughly with a hose.
Near-synonyms: hose off; rinse down, rinse off, wash down, wash off, wet down
Synonyms: hose off, rinse down, rinse off, wash down, wash off, wet down
- transitiveTo put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.
- slangtransitiveTo have sex with (someone).
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Translations
Dutch uitdoven, Iemand tot bedaren brengen
- uitdovenTo put out or reduce a fire
- Iemand tot bedaren brengenTo calm down a person
French éteindre un feu, calmer quelqu'un
- éteindre un feuTo put out or reduce a fire
- calmer quelqu'unTo calm down a person
Polish spryskiwać szlaufem, spryskać szlaufem
- spryskiwać szlaufemTo put out or reduce a fire
- spryskać szlaufemTo put out or reduce a fire
- uspokajaćTo calm down a person
- uspokoićTo calm down a person
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APA
hose down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hose%20down
MLA
“hose down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hose%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hose down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hose%20down.
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