Hose

Quick meaning: Hose is a noun meaning (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

Meaning

(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
2. (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
3. (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
4. (transitive) To deliver using a hose.
5. (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
6. (transitive) To trick or deceive.
7. (historical) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

Example Sentences

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Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed.

He had just finished hosing gasoline into his tank, a short man, burly, needing a shave, and wearing greasy coveralls.

Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him.

Word Forms

• hoses
• hosen
• hosing
• hosed

Synonyms for hose

Depending on context, synonyms include tights, hosepipe.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hosepipe, tights, conduit, plumbing, drainpipe, flue.

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