hosed
past simple and past participle ofhose
hose
verb[T]
uk/həʊz/us/hoʊz/todirectwateronto something using a hose:
He wascoveredinmudso we hosed himdown.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purify
- repurify
- scrub
- sponge
- sterilizing
- sweep
- swill
- wash(something)out
- washsomethingdown
- wipe
- wipesomethingdown
Examplesofhosed
hosed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The decks werehoseddown with sea water until free of debris brought aboard from the landing.
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It includedhosedrunning water, a scrubbing brush, and/or coarse mat and a shallow tray.
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So streets and vehicles leaving the site werehoseddown and workers at the site were outfitted with masks.
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I have to have a special wheelchair which remains in the plant and is scrubbed,hosed, and so on.
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In the summer, because it is a concrete bridge, it expands, and it has to behoseddown manually before it will come down again.
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Possibly the most obvious one is their strict standard that all carcases must behoseddown with steam.
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It is like beinghosedwith foam: you cannot get at it.
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Of course the men justhosedthe oil away, and straight into the nearest waterway which was right alongside the garage.
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Their contents spilled out and werehosedinto the drains.
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The road was covered with blood, yet there was no arrangement in place to ensure that it washoseddown.
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I dread to think how much of our money ishosedat this problem nationwide.
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Furniture had to be moved outside andhoseddown.
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The cargo area was waterproofed and fitted with a drainage system, allowing it to be easilyhoseddown for cleaning.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The people present at the club were allhoseddown for chemicals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To prevent this, grinder pumps that use floats are oftenhoseddown to remove the grease from the floats.
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- in-the-dark
- in the dead of night/winter
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- in-the-depth-s-of
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