hose down

English

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Verb

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

(transitive) To spray thoroughly with a hose.
(transitive) To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose.
(transitive, idiomatic) To calm down a person, or a situation.

Translations

To put out or reduce a fire

Dutch: uitdoven (nl)

French: éteindre un feu

To calm down a person

Dutch: Iemand tot bedaren brengen

French: calmer quelqu'un

Anagrams

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

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