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hose down

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Verb1.hose down - water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"


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Firefighters said some homeowners were evacuated but that many Malibu residents, long accustomed to brush fires, remained to hose down their multimillion-dollar properties.
This means that householders can no longer use a hose to water their garden or wash their cars--although, for some reason, they can still hose down their patios and driveways.
If you're hiking or hiking in Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest or California's Klamath National Forest during the rainy season, you'll need to hose down those muddy boots and tires as you move from site to site-you may even have to avoid some trails completely.
 
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