plural hose or hoses
1
2
: a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)
hosed; hosing
1
a
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
—often used with down
hose down a stable floor
b
slang
: to fire automatic weapons at
—usually used with down
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Verb
Examples of hose in a Sentence
Noun
There are several hoses stored in the shed.
We need another 50 feet of hose.
Verb
when the guy failed to return with our money, we realized that we had been hosed
Recent Examples on the Web
Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The team quickly found the mine pit, an ugly gouge of muddy water with a pump, a giant hose, and a sluice, along with a truck engine that served as a generator.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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Noun
On one side of the sprayer was a box the size of a shipping container that housed a pair of compressors, which fed highly pressurized air to the sprayer through a thick, black hose.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The team quickly found the mine pit, an ugly gouge of muddy water with a pump, a giant hose, and a sluice, along with a truck engine that served as a generator.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hose. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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hose
2 of 2 verb
hosed; hosing
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
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