hose
IPA: hˈoʊz
noun
- (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
- (obsolete) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
- A surname.
- A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7329).
verb
- (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
- (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
- (transitive) To deliver using a hose.
- (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
- (transitive) To trick or deceive.
- (transitive, computing, slang) To break or destroy (a system), especially by wiping files or other content.
- (transitive, sports) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.
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Examples of "hose" in Sentences
- Check the hoses to the overflow bottle.
- Curly rolls out the hose into the street.
- With an open hose, the flow rate is set by the faucet.
- The hose bundle is buoyant due to the oversize air hose.
- This prevents the water from seeping through the hose jacket.
- It is worn tucked into the hose with only the pommel visible.
- During the drain cycle, the pump directs the water into the drain hose.
- The risers are flexible hoses and connect the subsea piping to the buoy.
- The risers are flexible hoses that connect the subsea piping to the buoy.
- The larger the inside opening of the hose, the easier water moves through it.
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