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hose
[ hohz ]
noun
- a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
a garden hose; a fire hose.
- (used with a plural verb) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock.
- (of men's attire in former times)
- an article of clothing for the leg, extending from about the knee to the ankle and worn with knee breeches.
- (used with a plural verb) knee breeches.
- (used with a plural verb) tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet.
- British Dialect. a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain.
- Golf. hosel.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- Slang.
- to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.
- to defeat decisively.
- to reject.
- Chiefly Military. to attack or assault (an area) in order to gain control quickly (sometimes followed by down ).
hose
1/ əʊ /
noun
- a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
verb
- sometimes foll by down to wash, water, or sprinkle (a person or thing) with or as if with a hose
hose
2/ əʊ /
noun
- stockings, socks, and tights collectively
- history a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
- half-hosesocks
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzl adjective
- Dzl adjective
- ܲ·Dz adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hose1
yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
So did his neighbors — including Kardos, Gill and Rob Bruce, Gill’s partner — fighting flames with garden hoses and rakes.
On a recent Sunday morning, I decide to hose it down and wipe away the ingrained grime.
Seconds later, she turns on the faucet in the water pit and hoses off a pot that looks to be a third her size.
“Imagine if the word ‘fireman’ meant that 15 people could say they’re the one, and only one has the hose.”
It’s a relationship bands foster by a fire hose stream of social media content, where dance challenges, video diaries and photoshoots are posted daily.
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