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Hose

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Noun

1. hose, hosiery

socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

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

3. hose, hosepipe

a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

Verb

4. hose, hose down

water with a hose

Example Sentences:
'hose the lawn'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hose

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noun
1. Also called: hosepipe
a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
verb
2. (sometimes foll by down)
to wash, water, or sprinkle (a person or thing) with or as if with a hose
nounWord forms: plural hose or hosen
1. 
stockings, socks, and tights collectively
2. history
a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
3.  half-hose

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Hose

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nounWord forms: plural hose or ˈhoses
1.  Obsolete
a tightfitting outer garment worn by men, covering the hips, legs, and feet, or extending only to the knees or ankles, and attached to the doublet by cords or ribbons (called points)
2.  [pl.]
a. 
stockings
b. 
socks
3. 
a. 
a flexible tube used to convey fluids, esp. water from a hydrant or faucet
b. 
such a tube equipped with a nozzle and attachments
verb transitiveWord forms: hosed or ˈhosing
4. 
to put water on with a hose; sprinkle or drench with a hose
often with down
5.  US, Slang
to beat as with a hose
6.  US, Slang
to cheat; deceive; trick

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Hose

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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.

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