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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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The canvas bags are more efficient than hoses at putting out small fires, the department said.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Carla Saenz, who has lived in Altadena for about 25 years, told ABC affiliate KGTV that her gardener and friend, Santiago Martinez, hosed down her home on Tuesday, Jan. 7, just before the fire got close to the property.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The pressurized rattle of a hose spigot warns of imminent disaster.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
The canvas bags are more efficient than hoses at putting out small fires, the department said.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
That evening, Nicky and Billy came back and stayed until 4 a.m. the next day, hosing down the property and continuing to extinguish spot fires that were igniting all over, sometimes repeatedly in the same place.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Carla Saenz, who has lived in Altadena for about 25 years, told ABC affiliate KGTV that her gardener and friend, Santiago Martinez, hosed down her home on Tuesday, Jan. 7, just before the fire got close to the property.
—David Chiu, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hose. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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hose
2 of 2 verb
hosed; hosing
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
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