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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.

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

hose1
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
vb
(sometimes foll by down) to wash, water, or sprinkle (a person or thing) with or as if with a hose
[later use of hose2]

hose2
n pl hose, hosen
1. (Clothing & Fashion) stockings, socks, and tights collectively
2. (Clothing & Fashion) History a man's garment covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
(Clothing & Fashion)
half-hose socks
[Old English hosa; related to Old High German hosa, Dutch hoos, Old Norse hosa]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hosehose - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
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
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)
Verb1.hose - water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

hose
noun pipe, tube, hosepipe, tubing, piping, pipeline, conduit, siphon The fireman unwrapped their hoses.
Translations
hose [həʊz] N
1. (also hosepipe) → manga f, manguera f
2. (= stockings) → medias fpl; (= socks) → calcetines mpl (Hist) → calzas fpl
hose down VT + ADVregar con manguera
hose out VT + ADVregar con manguera

hose [ˈhəʊz] n (= pipe) → tuyau m
a garden hose → un tuyau d'arrosage
hose down
vtlaver au jet

hose1
nSchlauch m
vt (also hose down)abspritzen

hose2
n no pl
(Comm: = stockings) → Strümpfe pl, → Strumpfwaren pl
(Hist, for men) → (Knie)hose f

hose [həʊz] n
a. (hosepipe) → tubo di gomma (also garden hose) → tubo per annaffiare (Aut) → manicotto
b. (pl, stockings, socks) → calze fpl, calzini mpl; (old) → calzamaglia
hose down vt + advlavare con un getto d'acqua

hose [həʊz] n
a. (hosepipe) → tubo di gomma (also garden hose) → tubo per annaffiare (Aut) → manicotto
b. (pl, stockings, socks) → calze fpl, calzini mpl; (old) → calzamaglia
hose down vt + advlavare con un getto d'acqua

hose [həuz]
1 (alsoˈhosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc a garden hose; a fireman's hose. tuinslang, brandslang خُرْطوم الماء маркуч hadice slange; -slange der Schlauch μάνικα, λάστιχο manguera voolik شلنگ letku buyau (d'arrosage); lance (d'incendie) צִינוֹר रबड़ या प्लास्टिक की नली cijev (za polijevanje) (gumi)tömlő slang slanga tubo; manica ホース 호스 žarna šļūtene hos waterslang slange wąż mangueira furtun; tu­lum­bă шланг hadica gumijasta cev crevo slang สายยาง hortum, su borusu 軟管 рукав, шланг پانی کی نرم لچکدار نلکی ống vòi
2 an older word for stockings or socks woollen hose. kouse جَورَب чорапи punčochy hose Strümpfe (pl.) κάλτσα (αρχ.) medias; calzas sukad جوراب sukkahousut bas גֶרֶב मोजा, जुर्राब duga carapa hosszú harisnya stoking, kaus kaki sokkar, sokkabuxur calze ストッキング 양말 kojinės zeķes stoking kous strømper, sokker wyroby pończosznicze meias ciorapi чулочные изделия pančuchy dolge nogavice čarape []strumpor ถุงเท้ายาว çorap 褲襪、長筒襪或短襪的舊語 панчохи جرابیں، موزے bít tất dài
v
to apply water to by means of a hose I'll go and hose the garden/car. met 'n tuinslang bespuit, natlei يُسْقي بِخُرْطوم الماء поливам postříkat vande mit einem Schlauch spritzen ποτίζω, καταβρέχω με λάστιχο regar con manguera voolikust kastma با شلنگ آب دادن kastella arroser au jet לְהָשקוֹת בְּצִינוֹר पाइप polijevati (i prati) pomocu cijevi megöntöz menyemprot sprauta (úr slöngu) lavare/annaffiare con un tubo 水をまく 호스로 물을 끼얹다 (pa)laistyti žarna aplaistīt ar šļūteni menyiram (nat) spuiten sprøyte , vanne polewać z węża regar a stropi/a uda cu furtunul поливать из шланга postriekať, poliať hadicou zaliti z gumijasto cevjo zaliti crevom vattna, spola [] ฉีดน้ำด้วยสายยาง hortumla yıkamak 用水管澆水 поливати з шланга نلکی سے پانی دینا rửa hoặc tưới nước bằng vòi 浇水
n hosiery [ˈhəuziəri]
knitted goods, especially stockings, socks and tights. kousware الجوارِب والملابِس الداخليَّه трикотаж pletené zboží trikotage die Strumpfwaren κάλτσες και πλεκτά είδη calcetería sukad-sokid مواد کشباف sukat bonneterie גַרבָּיִים וּלבָנִים मौजा बनियान गंजी आदि carape (pletena roba) kötöttáru rajutan nærfatnaður (prjónaður); sokkar calzetteria 靴下の類 양말류 trikotažas, kojinės zeķes (kā prece) hosieri breiwerk trikotasje, strømpevarer trykotaże artigos de malha lenjerie in­timă чулочные изделия pletený tovar pletenine (nogavičarstvo) čarape strumpor, trikåvaror ช่างหรือพ่อค้าขายเครื่องถุงเท้าและถุงน่อง çorap, iç çamaşırı Vb. (襪子等)針織品 панчішний товар موزے اور جرابیں hàng dệt kim
hose reel
a revolving drum for carrying hoses. slangtol بَكَرَة خُرْطوم الماء макара naviják tromle die Schlauchrolle καρούλι μάνικας carrete para la manga, tambor de arrollamiento voolikurull قرقره اي كه شلنگ بدور آن پيچيده مي شود letkukela dévidoir תוֹף לְצִינוֹר फिरकी bubanj za namatanje cijevi tömlőmotolla gulungan slöngutromla aspo, bobina ホース巻き 호스 감는 바퀴 žarnos ritė šļūtenes rullis gelendong hos dompel slangetrommel bęben carreto de mangueira haspel барабан для шланга navijak motovilo za cev kotur za namotavanje creva slangvinda hortum makarası 水管捲收器 барабан نلکی کو باندھنے والا گھماؤدار ڈرم cuộn ống
hose down
to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose. afspoel, afspuit يَغْسِل بالخُرْطوم почиствам с вода očistit stříkáním spule abspritzen πλένω με το λάστιχο lavar con manguera voolikust pesema شستن با آب بوسیله شلنگ pestä vedellä passer au jet לִשטוֹף בְּצִינוֹר कार इत्याद‍ि साफ करना prati pomocu cijevi (tömlővel) lemos menyemprot þvo lavare ホースで洗う 호스로 물을 뿌려 닦다 plauti žarna aplaistīt ar šļūteni membersihkan sesuatu dengan menggunakan hos schoonspuiten vaske (med slange) zmywać wężem lavar a spăla cu furtunul мыть водой из шланга umyť striekaním oprati z vodnim curkom oprati crevom spola av ใช้ท่อฉีดน้ำล้าง hortumla yıkamak 用水管引水洗淨 поливати з шланга نلکی کے پانی سے گاڑی دھونا rửa hoặc tưới nước bằng vòi

hose خُرطُوم hadice vandslange Schlauch μάνικα manguera letku tuyau crijevo tubo flessibile ホース 호스 tuinslang slange wąż gumowy mangueira шланг slang ข้อต่อสำหรับเครื่องอัดน้ำมันหรือน้ำ hortum ống vòi 软管


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