Hose: meaning, definitions and examples
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hose
[ hษสz ]
firefighting equipment
A flexible tube conveying water, used especially for extinguishing fires.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The firefighters used a hose to put out the fire.
- She grabbed the hose and aimed it at the flames.
clothing
A flexible tube conveying water, used especially for extinguishing fires.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She wore a pair of black hose with her dress.
- He always wears hose to keep his legs warm in the winter.
Translations
Translations of the word "hose" in other languages:
๐ต๐น mangueira
- tubo
- meias
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเคพเคเคช
- เคจเคฒเฅ
- เคฎเฅเคเคผเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Schlauch
- Rohr
- Strumpf
๐ฎ๐ฉ selang
- pipa
- kaus kaki
๐บ๐ฆ ัะปะฐะฝะณ
- ัััะฑะฐ
- ะฟะฐะฝัะพั ะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ wฤ ลผ
- rura
- poลczocha
๐ฏ๐ต ใใผใน
- ใใคใ
- ในใใใญใณใฐ
๐ซ๐ท tuyau
- tube
- bas
๐ช๐ธ manguera
- tubo
- media
๐น๐ท hortum
- boru
- รงorap
๐ฐ๐ท ํธ์ค
- ํ์ดํ
- ์คํํน
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎุฑุทูู
- ุฃูุจูุจ
- ุฌูุฑุจ
๐จ๐ฟ hadice
- trubka
- punฤocha
๐ธ๐ฐ hadica
- rรบra
- panฤucha
๐จ๐ณ ่ฝฏ็ฎก
- ็ฎกๅญ
- ้ฟ็ญ่ข
๐ธ๐ฎ cev
- cev
- nogavica
๐ฎ๐ธ slanga
- pรญpa
- sokkur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะปะฐะฝะณ
- าาฑะฑัั
- ัาฑะปัา
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแแแ
- แแแแ
- แฌแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ลlanq
- boru
- corab
๐ฒ๐ฝ manguera
- tubo
- media
Etymology
The word 'hose' has Middle English origins, derived from the Old English 'hosa' meaning 'hose, leg covering'. Over time, the word evolved to refer to both a flexible tube for conveying water and a type of clothing worn on the legs. The verb form of 'hose' meaning 'to critique severely' is a more recent slang usage, likely originating from the idea of 'hosing someone down' with criticism. The word has been in use for centuries and continues to be a common part of the English language.
Word Frequency Rank
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