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hose

Definition

  • noun: a long, usually rubber tube that liquids or gases can flow through
  • noun: a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot
  • verb: to spray or wash (something) with water from a hose
  • verb: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
  • usually + 'down' or 'off'
  • synonyms: hose cart, hose truck

Examples

  • At the end of the day he 'hosed down'/'off' the sidewalk outside his shop.

  • a 'fire hose' [=a hose used to spray water on a fire]

  • a 'garden hose' [=a hose used to water a garden]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) from an outline district, it's something you can't ignore. What's that? What's that? We were just saying we might need to hose you down again before we take you to Cinna. That was all the bravest thing I've ever seen. I am Cinna. (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games