plural hose or hoses
1
2
: a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)
hosed; hosing
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
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Examples of hose in a Sentence
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
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Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
These hose sections will be used as spacers to keep the twine from rubbing against the tree’s trunk and causing damage.
2.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Eventually, a nearby firefighter battling the blaze — shown dressed in gear from head to toe and holding a hose spraying water on a burning home — calls the scared dog up to them and calms the pet down by patting it on the head, while still hosing down the home with their other hand.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Dunn also has a smaller squad positioned strategically up the hill, on Mandeville Canyon, standing by with hoses and other firefighting equipment in case the encroaching blaze threatens any of the multimillion-dollar homes under his protection.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
These hose sections will be used as spacers to keep the twine from rubbing against the tree’s trunk and causing damage.
2.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Video from the station showed residents who had refused evacuation orders hosing down their homes and sealing exterior events to block embers.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Eventually, a nearby firefighter battling the blaze — shown dressed in gear from head to toe and holding a hose spraying water on a burning home — calls the scared dog up to them and calms the pet down by patting it on the head, while still hosing down the home with their other hand.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hose. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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hose
2 of 2 verb
hosed; hosing
: to spray, water, or wash with a hose
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