hose

[US]/həʊz/
[UK]/hoʊz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.stockings that cover the feet and legs, reaching up to the waist, knee-length socks;a flexible tube conveying water, used especially for watering plants or extinguishing fires
vt.to water or wash with a hose

Phrases & Collocations

Garden hose

Fire hose

Hose reel

Water hose

Air hose

rubber hose

metal hose

hose assembly

flexible hose

pressure hose

plastic hose

brake hose

high pressure hose

hydraulic hose

high-pressure hose

braided hose

oil hose

doublet and hose

panty hose

suction hose

Example Sentences

held a hose on the fire.

play a hose on a fire.

hosed the enemy trooper.

her hose had been laddered.

Unreel the hose fully before use.

Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.

She bought a pair of woollen hose yesterday.

The rubber hose is playing out.

Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the water.

hosed down the deck; hosed off the dog.

Clean the car from the top, preferably with a hose and warm water.

The bridge had been hosed down by the fire department.

Reattach the relief valve hose to the elbow in the bottom flange cover.

Will you hose down my car — it's very dirty.

Are there any fire hoses in the building?

She squirted water from the hose onto the flowers.

firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames.

Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather,

We hosed down the car before we waxed it.

After raining, I always hose the yard out.

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