hosing
present 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
Examplesofhosing
hosing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The morning after witnesses the city's water services literallyhosingdown trees and shrubs in an attempt to dilute the chemical mix.
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The laser pulse is stronglyhosingfor the small spot size case.
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For the large spot size case, the laser pulse is only longitudinally modulated without ahosinginstability and separates into bunches of size of about the plasma wavelength.
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The effect of the combination of brute force and new bow and hull construction, combined with air-bubble systems andhosingof the cutting edge, is not yet fully known.
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Smoke produced in the drum was drawn by a small pump through a 1.5 m galvanized pipe and 2 m of plastichosinginto the tent.
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A separate issue relates to the specific arrangements for the reimbursement of costs incurred in council tax benefit andhosingbenefit payments.
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Decontamination procedures consisted of washing, scrubbing andhosingdown those parts of the ships that were directly exposed to contact with sea water, ie ships' boats and underwater inlets.
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The ground glass joint can be connected to a manifold directly or through an adapter andhosing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Depending upon the location, these can include restrictions on watering lawns, using sprinkler systems, washing vehicles,hosingpavement, refilling swimming pools, etc.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Biofouled nets that can be reused are washed on land via manual brushing and scrubbing or high-pressure waterhosing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The firsthosingreduced radioactivity by half, but subsequent hosings were ineffective.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Great care was always taken to protect the aging wooden structure, such ashosingit down after games.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As soon as positive pressure is reached in the intercoolerhosing, the valve closes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The rooms were easily cleanable byhosingand brushing them down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other than the bumper, wand andhosing/ribbon cable, everything was cast into the foam shell of the pack.
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- suspense-account
- suspenseful
- suspense novel
- suspense thriller
- suspension
- suspension bridge
- suspension-bridge
- suspension component
- suspension component
- suspension design
- suspension design
- suspension file
- suspension-file
- suspension of disbelief
- suspension (system)
- suspension-system
- suspensory
- suspensory ligament
- suspensory-ligament
- suspicion
- suspicion of corruption
- suspicion of fraud
- suspicion of fraud
- suspicious