About The Word Hose

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Hose

Hose Meaning & Definition
Hose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hose?

[n] a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
[n] man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet
[n] socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery)
[v] water with a hose; "hose the lawn"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hose: hose down | hosepipe | hosiery | tights

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hose: adjutage | asperge | bedew | bespatter | besprinkle | catheter | dabble | damp | dampen | dash | dew | douche | drainpipe | efflux tube | fire hose | flue pipe | funnel | garden hose | gas pipe | hose down | hosepipe | hosiery | humect | humectate | humidify | irrigate | moisten | nipple | organ pipe | paddle | pipe | pipeline | pipette | piping | reed | reed pipe | siamese | siamese connection | siphon | slobber | slop | slosh | snorkel | socks | soil pipe | sparge | spatter | splash | splatter | sponge | spray | sprinkle | standpipe | steam pipe | stem | stockings | straw | swash | syringe | tap | tube | tubing | tubulation | tubule | tubulet | tubulure | waste pipe | water | water pipe | wet | wet down

See Also | air hose | airline | fire hose | footwear | garden hose | garment | irrigate | leotards | radiator hose | sock | stocking | tube | tubing | water | water cannon | watercannon

Hose In Webster's Dictionary

\Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen} (h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.] 1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan. iii. 21. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. --Shak. 2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. {Hose carriage}, {cart}, or {truck}, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.

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