firehosing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literally}} The act of [[douse|dousing]] a [[fire]], as a [[firefighter]] might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of [[water]].
2. {{lb|en|metaphoric}} Extensive and possibly [[excessive]] [[criticism]] of an [[idea]] by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it.
3. {{qualifier|videography}} [[video camera|Video camera]] movement intended to record as much of a [[scene]] as possible, such as by [[swing|swinging]] the [[camera]] from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting [[footage]] [[worthless]].

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