hose down

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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.

   Hypernyms: douse, drench, spray

   Coordinate term: wipe down

   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. (transitive, idiomatic) To calm down a person, or a situation.
4. (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with (someone).

• throw cold water on

• Henwoods, hoe-downs, hoedowns, no-showed, woodhens