26984 words

hoses

7 definitions • 12 examples
1
a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.:

Examples:

garden hose She doused the flames with a garden hose before calling emergency services.
hose ban The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England.
2
a word used especially in shops for tights and stockings:

Examples:

Under the dress code at that time, women teachers would have been required to wear hose and heels.
3
trousers worn by men in Europe in the past, either covering just the top part of the leg down to the knee, or long and very tight, usually worn with a short jacket called a doublet:

Examples:

The king is depicted wearing doublet and hose.
These young gallants strutted around in tight hose and padded doublets.
4
to direct water onto something using a hose:

Examples:

hose someone/something down He was covered in mud so we hosed him down.
5
a long, usually plastic or rubber pipe that can be bent and is used to move water or other substances:

Examples:

7
to clean something with water:

Examples:

They have to hose down the streets.
Just hose it off.

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