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hose
(hōz)n.
1. pl. hose Stockings; socks. Used only in the plural.
2. pl. hose
a. Close-fitting breeches or leggings reaching up to the hips and fastened to a doublet, formerly worn by men. Used only in the plural.
b. Breeches reaching down to the knees. Used only in the plural.
3. pl. hos·es A flexible tube for conveying liquids or gases under pressure.
tr.v. hosed, hos·ing, hos·es
1. To water, drench, or wash with a hose: hosed down the deck; hosed off the dog.
2. Slang
a. To attack and kill (someone), typically by use of a firearm:
b. To exploit, cheat, or defraud.
[Middle English, a stocking, from Old English hosa, leg covering; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
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hose
(həʊz)n
(Mechanical Engineering) Also called: hosepipe a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
vb
(sometimes foll by down) to wash, water, or sprinkle (a person or thing) with or as if with a hose
[C15: later use of hose2]
hose
(həʊz)n, pl hose or hosen
1. (Clothing & Fashion) stockings, socks, and tights collectively
2. (Clothing & Fashion) history a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
3. (Clothing & Fashion) half-hose socks
[Old English hosa; related to Old High German hosa, Dutch hoos, Old Norse hosa]
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hose
(hoʊz)n., pl. hose for 2,3, hos•es for 1,4,5, n.
1. a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose.
2. (used with a pl. v.) an article of clothing, or a pair of such articles, for the foot and some part of the leg; stocking or sock.
3. (used with a pl. v.)
v.t. a. men's tights, as were worn with and usu. attached to a doublet.
4. to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often fol. by down).
[before 1100; Middle English; late Old English hosa, c. Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse hosa]
hose′like`, adj.
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hose
Past participle: hosed
Gerund: hosing
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| Noun | 1. |  hose - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)footwear - clothing worn on a person's feet sock - hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee stocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) leotards, tights - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| 2. | hose - man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | |
| 3. | hose - a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas fire hose - a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire garden hose - a hose used for watering a lawn or garden radiator hose - a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases water cannon, watercannon - a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) | |
| Verb | 1. | hose - water with a hose; "hose the lawn" |
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hose
noun pipe, tube, hosepipe, tubing, piping, pipeline, conduit, siphon The fireman unwrapped their hoses.
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Translations
جَورَبخُرْطُومٌخُرْطوم الماءيُسْقي بِخُرْطوم الماء
hadicepostříkatpunčochy
hoseslangevandevandslange
lõdvikvoolik
letku
cijev za zalijevanje
gumitömlõhosszú harisnya
slangasokkar, sokkabuxursprauta
ホース
호스
kojinėslaistyti žarnapalaistyti žarnaplauti žarnatrikotažas
aplaistīt ar šļūtenišļūtenezeķes
hadicapančuchypostriekať/poliať hadicou
cev za zalivanje)
slangvattenslang
ท่ออ่อน
ống vòi
hose
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hose
[həʊz] nb. (pl, stockings, socks) → calze fpl, calzini mpl; (old) → calzamaglia
hose down vt + adv → lavare con un getto d'acqua
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hose
(həuz)1. (also ˈhosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc. a garden hose; a fireman's hose.
2. an older word for stockings or socks. woollen hose.
verb to apply water to by means of a hose. I'll go and hose the garden/car.
hosiery (ˈhəuziəri) noun knitted goods, especially stockings, socks and tights.
hose reel a revolving drum for carrying hoses.
hose down to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose.
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hose
→ خُرْطُومٌ hadice vandslange Schlauch μάνικα manguera letku tuyau cijev za zalijevanje tubo flessibile ホース 호스 tuinslang slange wąż gumowy mangueira шланг slang ท่ออ่อน hortum ống vòi 软管Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hose
n (tube) manguerahose
npl (stockings) medias; support — medias de compresiónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.