hose off

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English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, ditransitive) To rinse off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) with a hose.
    Hypernyms: rinse off, clean off
    Coordinate terms: hose down; rinse down, wash down, wet down; jetwash, power wash, pressurewash; wipe down, wipe off
    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.
    Q: How should we clean off this equipment before disassembly? A: Start by hosing it off and see what we get. If we have to, we'll scrub the nooks and crannies.

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