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hose off

hose off verb: to rinse off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) with a hose.

Verb

hose off (third-person singular simple present hoses off, present participle hosing off, simple past and past participle hosed off)

  1. (ditransitive, transitive) To rinse off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) with a hose.
    • Near-synonym: wash off
    • Q: How should we clean off this mud? A: Start by hosing it off and see what we get. If we have to, we'll scrub it.
    Synonyms:
    wash off

Synonyms of hose off

Forms of hose off

third-person singular presenthoses off
present participlehosing off
past participlehosed off
pasthosed off

Questions about hose off

What does hose off mean?
Hose off means to rinse off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) with a hose.
What part of speech is hose off?
Hose off is a verb.
What is the past tense of hose off?
The past tense of hose off is hosed off.

Words near hose off in the dictionary

  1. hose clamps
  2. hose clip
  3. hose clips
  4. hose down
  5. hose jacket
  6. hose off
  7. hose reel
  8. hose reels
  9. hose suit
  10. hose suits
  11. hose tower

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