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"hose down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the action of spraying something with a hose, usually to clean or cool it down. Example: After a long day of playing in the hot sun, I had to hose down the kids before they came inside.
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hose down
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To spray thoroughly with a hose.
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As I threw my hose down, fire exploded onto the ground as though it was being thrown at us.
Spray mats with a diluted bleach solution (1/2 cup bleach to 1 gallon water) and then hose down with water.
Instead, he chooses to hose down the hotel's floors.
Some people say that they could hose down my office.
These included orders to hose down the crime scene less than two hours after the attack.
Transport crew in Norway had to hose down runways to prevent them buckling in the heat.
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For the moment, its hose-down seems instead to be pre-emptive.
A magnetic coupling is used to completely encapsulate the actuator mechanism, improving hygiene and enabling a future hose-down proof design.
Ms. Jackle, assistant curator of the Tropical Forest exhibit, aimed an electric fan at the white-crested hornbills and contemplated who, besides Jockamo, would enjoy a hose-down.
Then it is shot across the plant in a huge liquid-filled tube before getting a third hose-down.
Fire trucks were on hand when the team landed a half-hour later, giving the planes and the pilots the customary ceremonial hose-down for the last time.
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