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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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
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Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The infamously scary tunnel connecting Coraline to her Other Mother was made with an air hose attached to a glue gun sprayed over wires to get that cobweb effect.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Video released by the Oakland Fire Department on social media platform X earlier Friday showed firefighters hosing down a smoldering front lawn and flames showing from the roof of a home.
—Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
With its 12-foot power cord and 4.3-foot hose, users can easily hit high-up spots like window treatments.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The infamously scary tunnel connecting Coraline to her Other Mother was made with an air hose attached to a glue gun sprayed over wires to get that cobweb effect.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Others hosed down their homes, their neighbors’ homes and the trees surrounding the community of about 400 people.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Video released by the Oakland Fire Department on social media platform X earlier Friday showed firefighters hosing down a smoldering front lawn and flames showing from the roof of a home.
—Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hose. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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hose
2 of 2 verb
hosed; hosing
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
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