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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hose /hoʊz/USA pronunciation n., pl. hos•es for 1, 4. 5, in Unabridged dictionary;
hose for 2. 3, , v.,. hosed, hos•ing. n. [countable] - a flexible tube for carrying a liquid, such as water, to a desired point:a garden hose.
- Clothing[plural* used with a plural verb] stockings or socks for the foot.
v. - to water, wash, spray, or pour water on with a hose: [~ + object]He hosed the sidewalk.[~ + off + object]He hosed off the car.[~ + object + off]He hosed the car off.[~ + down + object]He hosed down the lawn.[~ + object + down]hosed the kids down for fun.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hose (hōz),USA pronunciation n., pl. hose for 2, 3; hos•es for 1, 4, 5;
(Archaic) hos•en (hō′zən);
USA pronunciation v., hosed, hos•ing. n. - a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:a garden hose; a fire hose.
- Clothing(used with a pl. v.) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg;
stocking or sock. - Clothing(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 pl. v.) knee breeches.
- (used with a pl. v.) tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet.
- British Termsa sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain.
- Sport[Golf.]hosel.
v.t. - to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often fol. by down):to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck.
- Slang Terms
- to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.
- to defeat decisively.
- to reject.
- Military[Chiefly Mil.]to attack or assault (an area) in order to gain control quickly (sometimes fol. by down).
- bef. 1100; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hoos, Old Norse hosa, German Hose; (verb, verbal) Middle English: to provide with hose, derivative of the noun, nominal
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