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hose

[ hohz ]

noun

plural hose hoses (Archaic) hosen
  1. a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:

    a garden hose; a fire hose.

  2. (used with a plural verb) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock.
  3. (of men's attire in former times)
    1. an article of clothing for the leg, extending from about the knee to the ankle and worn with knee breeches.
    2. (used with a plural verb) knee breeches.
    3. (used with a plural verb) tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet.
  4. British Dialect. a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain.
  5. Golf. hosel.


verb (used with object)

hosed, hosing.
  1. to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often followed by down ):

    to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck.

  2. Slang.
    1. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.
    2. to defeat decisively.
    3. to reject.
    4. Chiefly Military. to attack or assault (an area) in order to gain control quickly (sometimes followed by down ).

hose

1

/ 丑蓹蕣锄 /

noun

  1. a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. sometimes foll by down to wash, water, or sprinkle (a person or thing) with or as if with a hose
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hose

2

/ 丑蓹蕣锄 /

noun

  1. stockings, socks, and tights collectively
  2. history a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
  3. half-hose
    socks
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑辞蝉别顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
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  • 耻苍路丑辞蝉别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hose1

before 1100; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hoos, Old Norse hosa, German Hose; (v.) Middle English: to provide with hose, derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hose1

C15: later use of hose

Origin of hose2

Old English hosa; related to Old High German hosa, Dutch hoos, Old Norse hosa
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Example Sentences

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It said it had inspected the system fitted to the train heading to Aberystwyth, which automatically sprays sand via hoses when a wheel slide is detected during braking in a bid to generate more friction.

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In places deep in the tunnel, water shoots so forcefully from the floor or the wall that workers have affectionately named these soaking obstacles 鈥渢he fire hose鈥 and 鈥渢he car wash.鈥

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Jolie鈥檚 father and Nema spent the night of the fire hosing down the house in an attempt to ward off the flames.

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The air thrums with the din of destruction 鈥 giant excavators clanking against steel beams, trucks bleating out warning signals as they back into position, green organic material whooshing out of hoses onto finished sites.

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Given the fire hose of insane news coming out of Washington, D.C., one can only imagine the choice words they have in store for us as well.

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