hose

hose  (hz)

n. pl. hose or hos·es

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 To attack and kill (someone), typically by use of a firearm: hosed the enemy trooper.

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[Middle English, a stocking, from Old English hosa, leg covering; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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hose ¹

Noun

a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas

Verb

[hosing, hosed]

to wash or water (a person or thing) with a hose [later use of hose²]

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hose ²

Noun

1. Old-fashioned stockings, socks, and tights collectively

2. History a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist [Old English hosa]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hose - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) hosiery footwear - clothing worn on a person's feet sock - hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee stocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) leotards, tights - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	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 garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
	3.	hose - a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas hosepipe air hose, airline - a hose that carries air under pressure fire hose - a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire garden hose - a hose used for watering a lawn or garden radiator hose - a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases water cannon, watercannon - a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
Verb	1.	hose - water with a hose; "hose the lawn" hose down irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

Translations

hose [həuz] n (also: hosepipe) → manguera

hose down vt → limpiar con manguera

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hose [həuz] n (also: hosepipe) → tuyau m;

(also: garden hose) → tuyau d'arrosage

hose down vt → laver au jet

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hose [həuz] n (also: hose pipe) → Schlauch m

hose down hose vt → abspritzen

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hose [həuz] n (also: hosepipe) → tubo;

(also: garden hose) → tubo per annaffiare

hose down vt → lavare con un getto d'acqua