hose
1 of 2noun
ˈhōz 
plural hose or hoses
1
plural hose
a(1)
: a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot
(2)
: stocking, sock
b(1)
: a close-fitting garment covering the legs and waist that is usually attached to a doublet by points
(2)
: short breeches reaching to the knee
2
: a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)
hose
2 of 2verb
hosed; hosing
transitive verb
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
2
slang : to deprive of something due or expected : trick, cheat
Synonyms
Noun
- sock
- stocking
Verb
- beat
- bilk
- bleed
- cheat
- chisel
- chouse
- con
- cozen
- defraud
- diddle
- do
- do in
- euchre
- fiddle
- fleece
- flimflam
- gaff
- hustle
- mulct
- nobble [British slang]
- pluck
- ream
- rip off
- rook
- screw
- shake down
- short
- shortchange
- skin
- skunk
- squeeze
- stick
- stiff
- sting
- sucker
- swindle
- thimblerig
- victimize
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Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Once assembled, simply attach a standard 20-pound propane tank to the table's hose to get started. Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 The easiest way to water is with a handheld sprinkler or spray wand connected to a hose. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 This one requires a grassy area with access to a hose. Leah Abucayan, CNN, 23 July 2022 The whimsical sprinkler attaches easily to any standard garden hose and is ready to go. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022 Inside is a short hose with a plug at the end that pulls out. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 There is a small hose required for ventilation and remote control to make cooling down the tent a breeze. Kellie Speed, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 If the economy is a hose conveying a stream of water, covid-19 is a kink constricting the torrent. The Economist, 29 Oct. 2020 Brad Moon, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Squish them with your fingers or hose them off with a sharp spray of water. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Rugs made from plastic materials are easy to hose down. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022 Always the panic of motion and then, between strings, a reprieve to hose down the deck. Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2020 The second is that the house where Nacho goes to hose himself down belongs to a guy who doesn't want to kill him — a friendly, middle-aged auto mechanic who offers him the use of a towel and a telephone. Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022 Outdoor showers are also available for guests to hose off after a long day out on the bay. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2022 For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022 Remain in one place for an hour, and someone will drive past with something to give: coffee and sandwiches out of a car trunk, ice cream or beer from a cooler, or an offer to hose out a house. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
To reach the tops of window sills and ceiling corners, attach the cleaning handle to the hose for up to 12 feet of reach. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Once assembled, simply attach a standard 20-pound propane tank to the table's hose to get started. Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 The easiest way to water is with a handheld sprinkler or spray wand connected to a hose. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 This one requires a grassy area with access to a hose. Leah Abucayan, CNN, 23 July 2022 The whimsical sprinkler attaches easily to any standard garden hose and is ready to go. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022 Inside is a short hose with a plug at the end that pulls out. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 There is a small hose required for ventilation and remote control to make cooling down the tent a breeze. Kellie Speed, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 If the economy is a hose conveying a stream of water, covid-19 is a kink constricting the torrent. The Economist, 29 Oct. 2020 Verb
From there, empty and hose out the basket, clear any water that might be around the charge port, then plug it in to charge. Brad Moon, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Squish them with your fingers or hose them off with a sharp spray of water. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 Rugs made from plastic materials are easy to hose down. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022 Always the panic of motion and then, between strings, a reprieve to hose down the deck. Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2020 The second is that the house where Nacho goes to hose himself down belongs to a guy who doesn't want to kill him — a friendly, middle-aged auto mechanic who offers him the use of a towel and a telephone. Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2022 Outdoor showers are also available for guests to hose off after a long day out on the bay. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2022 For aphids, hose off as many as possible and then use either Mosquito Bits (a Baccillus product that nurseries sell) or spray plants with any product containing pyrethrin. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022 Remain in one place for an hour, and someone will drive past with something to give: coffee and sandwiches out of a car trunk, ice cream or beer from a cooler, or an offer to hose out a house. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hosa stocking, husk; akin to Old High German hosa leg covering
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing hose
Kids Definition
hose 1 of 2
noun
ˈhōz
plural hose or hoses
1
plural hose : stocking sense 1, sock
2
: a flexible tube for carrying fluid
hose
2 of 2verb
hosed; hosing
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
Can you hose off the car?
hose 1 of 2
noun
as in sock
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg a reenactor dressed like Benjamin Franklin in waistcoat, breeches, and hose Synonyms & Similar Words
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- sock
- stocking
- hosiery
- support hose
- bobby socks
- anklet
- bootee
- kneesock
hose
2 of 2verb
as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats when the guy failed to return with our money, we realized that we had been hosed Synonyms & Similar Words
- squeeze
- sting
- screw
- pluck
- stick
- cheat
- hustle
- do
- fleece
- beat
- short
- skunk
- bleed
- sucker
- chisel
- skin
- con
- ream
- shake down
- wrench
- stiff
- trick
- fiddle
- gaff
- rip off
- swindle
- thimblerig
- deceive
- rook
- mulct
- victimize
- diddle
- bilk
- defraud
- clip
- cozen
- chouse
- nobble
- euchre
- exploit
- flimflam
- fool
- shortchange
- take for a ride
- milk
- take to the cleaners
- sell a bill of goods to
- soak
- do in
- nick
- gouge
- betray
- wring
- extort
- overcharge
- bitch
- gull
- dupe
- wrest
- rope (in)
- bamboozle
- double-cross
- fast-talk
- on the house
- on the hunt
- on the hustings
- on the increase
- on the inside
- on the job
- on the knife-edge
- on the lam
- on the latch
- on the level
- on the line
- on the lips of
- on the lookout for
- on the loose
- on the make
- on the map
- on the march
- on the market
- on the mend
- on the minus side
- on the money
- on the morrow
- on the move
- on the nod
- on the nose