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hose down en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To spray thoroughly with a hose.
    • Near-synonyms: hose off; rinse down, rinse off, wash down, wash off, wet down
  2. (transitive) To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To calm down a person, or a situation.
  4. (of a man, slang, transitive) To have sex with (someone).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hosing down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hoses down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
hosed down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hosed down Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

wipe down

Hypernyms

spray · drench · douse

Relateds

throw cold water on

Synonyms

rinse down · hose off · wash down · rinse off · wet down · wash off

Translations (8)

pl spryskać szlaufem (To put out or reduce a fire) · nl Iemand tot bedaren brengen (To calm down a person) · fr éteindre un feu (To put out or reduce a fire) · pl spryskiwać szlaufem (To put out or reduce a fire) · nl uitdoven (To put out or reduce a fire) · pl uspokajać (To calm down a person) · fr calmer quelqu'un (To calm down a person) · pl uspokoić (To calm down a person)