Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To spray thoroughly with a hose. 2 (context transitive English) To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose. 3 (context transitive idiomatic English) To calm down a person, or a situation.
WordNet
v. water with a hose; "hose the lawn" [syn: hose]
Usage examples of "hose down".
I resumed following the hose down and panic seized me again when a thick rusting cable suddenly materialized in front of me.
He laughed in a way that made her scream again, and she threw the hose down as she ran for safety.
Wes grabbed for one of the sodas, using it to hose down the inside of his mouth.
He folded his fingers over the edge of the elastic band and started rolling the hose down my leg, carefully, slowly.
It made a flush creep up my face as Galen slid the hose down my leg and off my foot.