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Hose

hose (English)

Etymology

From - hose||leggings, hose|lang=enm, from - hose||lang=ang, - hosa|hose, leggings|lang=ang, from - husōn|lang=en (cf. West Frisian - lang=fy 'hose', Dutch - lang=nl 'stocking, water-hose', German - lang=de 'trousers'), from - (s)keu-s|lang=en (cf. Tocharian A - lang=xto 'skin', Russian - tr=kiška 'gut', Ancient Greek - kýstis 'bladder', Sanskrit - कोष्ठ|tr=koṣṭha||intestine, from - (s)keu-|to cover|lang=

Engelska - sky

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Pronunciation

- /həʊz/,

/h@Uz/

Rhymes: əʊz

- /hoʊz/,

/hoUz/

Rhymes: oʊz

hoes

Noun

A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid, hoses.

A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights, hose or hosen.

Usage notes

(garment covering legs) Formerly a male garment covering the lower body, with the upper body covered by a doublet. By the 16th century hose had separated into two garments, stocken and breeches. Since the 1920's, hose refers mostly to women's stockings or pantyhose

Derived terms

hose_clamp

hose_clip

Translations

flexible tube

Tjeckiska - hadice

Estniska - voolik

, lõdvik

Finska - letku

Franska - tuyau

Tyska - Schlauch

Grekiska - λάστιχο

Irländska - píobán

Italienska - manichetta

Japanska - ホース

Makedonska - црево

Portugisiska - mangueira

Ryska - шланг

Serbiska - crevo

Serbiska - црево

Spanska - manguera

Svenska - vattenslang

Telugu - te||tr=Gottamu(గొట్టము)

Turkiska - hortum

stocking-like garment|tights

Verb

hos|es

To water or spray with a hose.

* {{quote-book

|year=1995 |author=Vivian Russell |title=Monet's Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny |url= |isbn=9780711209886 |page=83 |passage=Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed.}}

garment

* {{quote-magazine

|year=1834 |author=Pierce Pungent |title=Men and Manners |date=July to December |volume=X |page=416 |magazine=Fraser's magazine for town and country |url= |passage=The mighty mass of many a mingled race,
Who dwell in towns where he pursued the chase;
The men degenerate shirted, cloaked, and hosed-
Nose and eyes only to the day exposed}}

To attack and kill somebody, usually using a firearm.

* {{quote-book

|year=2003 |author=John R. Bruning |title=Jungle ace |publisher=Brassey's |url= |isbn=9781574886948 |page=136 |passage=His guns hosed down the vessel's decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions.}}

To trick or deceive.

* {{quote-book

|year=1995 |author=Keath Fraser |title=Popular anatomy |publisher=The Porcupine's Quill |url= |isbn=9780889841499 |page=458 |passage=Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him.}}

computing

To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.

* {{quote-magazine

|year=2006 |date=Spring 2006 |author=Joel Durham Jr. |title=Pimp Out Win XP with TweakUI |page=63 |magazine=Maximum PC |publisher=Future US, Inc. |issn=1522-4279 |url= |passage=There aren't any tricky hexadecimal calculations to snare your brain, nor is there a need to worry about hosing the registry for all eternity.}}

Translations

to water or spray with a hose

Finska - ruiskuttaa

Persiska - شلنگ

Spanska - lavar con manguera

to provide with hose

to attack and kill somebody

to trick or deceive

to break a computer

Derived terms

hose_down

Anagrams

hoes

shoe

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