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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.

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

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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