Collocations for "hose"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hose" in context.
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hose
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- hose the [flames, fire]
- hose (down) the [lawn, garden, plants, flowers]
- hose the [lawn] down
- hose (down) the [protesters, demonstrators, rioters]
- hose it (down) to [clean, remove, get rid of]
- hose yourself [down, off]
- hose off the [car, dog, mud, dirt]
- hose the [car] off
- hose the kids [for fun, in the garden]
- [she, the team] was hosed [5-1, 10-0]
- hosed by [them, the other team, the champions]
- you really hosed it to hell
- hosed the [computer, project, process, system]
- spray the [car, driveway] with the hose
- give the [car] a hose-down
- spray him with the hose
- attach the hose to the sprinkler
- water the [plants, garden] with the hose
- [wind, roll] up the hose
- use the hose to [clean, wash]
- [take, get] a drink from the hose
- drink from the hose
- find a kink in the hose
- [unwind, untangle, unkink] the hose
- a [vacuum, garden, fire, hydraulic] hose
- a [shower, faucet, kitchen] hose
'hose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):