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Discover Ludwig"hosed down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is a phrasal verb that means to spray or clean something using a hose, typically with water. Example: After a long day at the construction site, the workers hosed down their equipment and tools before heading home.
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hosed down
verb
Past of hose down
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He eventually ordered the animal hosed down.
Everything and everyone has to be hosed down afterwards".
There's a monkey that someone hosed down with scalding water.
The experience of being hosed down with bleach and disinfectant like a garbage can.
The kayaks were then hosed down and hoisted onto storage racks.
She plays with a beach ball while being hosed down with water.
I got hosed down and tied up and drugs introduced in my bloodstream.
"You couldn't leave the site without being hosed down," he said.
"There was no privacy, and at shower time we were hosed down with disinfectant like pigs".
Meat like this had been hosed down and left to steep in salt baths.
Twice a day, the window had to be hosed down to remove all the accumulated spittle.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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