hose down


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Verb1.hose down - water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
hose
irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
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Translations
يَغْسِل بالخُرْطوم
očistit stříkáním
spule
tömlõvel lemos
òvo
umyť striekaním
hortumla yıkamak

hose

(həuz)
1. (also ˈhosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc. a garden hose; a fireman's hose.
2. an older word for stockings or socks. woollen hose.
verb
to apply water to by means of a hose. I'll go and hose the garden/car.
hosiery (ˈhəuziəri) noun
knitted goods, especially stockings, socks and tights.
hose reel
a revolving drum for carrying hoses.
hose down
to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose.
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