hoses down
Blasts with water
To hose down is to spray something thoroughly with water, typically to clean it: He hosed down the driveway after mowing.
The phrase emphasizes complete coverage—you hose down a car, a deck, a muddy dog.
Figuratively, to hose someone down can mean to drench them with gunfire, or to calm an agitated person: The manager had to hose down the angry customer.
- water cannonPressurized stream weapon
- extinguishEnd combustion forcibly
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- drenchSoak something completely
- rinseWash without scrubbing
wash off · clean up · mop · douse · scrub · flush · jet · power wash · cleanse · quench · soak · sluice · sanitize · wipe · irrigate · degrease · dampen · disinfect
hoses downdabs
Gentle pressing motions
mists · sprinkles · spot cleans · spot-cleans · blots
hoses downdries out
Loses liquid content
dries off · desiccates · blow-dries · dehydrates · wrings out
hoses downtidies
Makes space orderly
neglects · ignores · dusts · brushes off · leaves alone
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