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hosed down

hosed down is the simple past and past participle of hose down.

Meaning of hose down

Verb

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

  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. (slang, transitive) To have sex with (someone).

Questions about hosed down

What is hosed down the simple past and past participle of?
Hosed down is the simple past and past participle of hose down.

Words near hosed down in the dictionary

  1. hosebag
  2. hosebags
  3. hosebeast
  4. hosebeasts
  5. hosed
  6. hosed down
  7. hosed off
  8. hosehead
  9. hoseheads
  10. Hosein
  11. Hoseins

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