hosing
Speech parts
1. hosing - Noun
2. hosing - Verb
Meaning
hosing
present participle of hose
hosing (plural hosings)
A spraying or washing with a hose.
hosing
(archaic) Material used for making hosiery.
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Examples
IMAGESEmergency worker are hosing down part of a plane that skid off a runway in Istanbul.
Locals are also begging for more assistance after many have been forced to take matters into their own hands, with homeowners working side-by-side professional crews hosing down burning redwoods in Henry Cowell State Park.
‘He fleshed out plans for a business round table advisory group on economic policy, hosing down fears of whirlwind changes.’
There are few more heartbreaking scenes in ’60s cinema than the one in where Knight tries to leave Caan behind by finding him a job hosing down penned-in chicks and bunnies at a non-SPCA-approved petting zoo.
‘Something else you should add to your list of helpful household hints is to turn the water off while you're not actually hosing the car.’
I was sweating buckets as I stood outside hosing off the grill.