hose

  • 21hose — A flexible tube used to convey liquid. In most automobiles, hoses connected independent components like the radiator, water pump, and heater. Also see acetylene hose braided hose brake hose overflow hose radiator hose shark tooth pliers …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 22hose — boot·hose; hose·bird; hose; hose·less; hose·man; panti·hose; …

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  • 23hose — I UK [həʊz] / US [hoʊz] noun Word forms hose : singular hose plural hoses 1) [countable] a very long tube for carrying water to a garden or a fire 2) a) [plural] old fashioned socks, stockings, and tights b) tight thin trousers that men in some… …

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  • 24hose — /hoʊz / (say hohz) noun 1. a flexible tube for conveying water, etc., to a desired point: a garden hose. 2. (plural hose or, Archaic, hosen) (construed as plural) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stockings, tights,… …

  • 25hose — hose1 [ houz ] noun 1. ) count a very long tube used for carrying water to a garden or a fire 2. ) plural socks, STOCKINGS, PANTYHOSE, and TIGHTS a ) tight thin pants that men in some countries wore in the past hose hose 2 [ houz ] verb… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26hose — n. & v. n. 1 (also hose pipe) a flexible tube conveying water for watering plants etc., putting out fires, etc. 2 a (collect.; as pl.) stockings and socks (esp. in trade use). b hist. breeches (doublet and hose). v.tr. 1 (often foll. by down)… …

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  • 27hose — I. noun (plural hose or hoses) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hosa stocking, husk; akin to Old High German hosa leg covering Date: before 12th century 1. plural hose a. (1) a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot (2 …

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  • 28hose — hose1 [həuz US houz] n [: Old English; Origin: hosa leg covering ] 1.) BrE a long rubber or plastic tube which can be moved and bent to put water onto fires, gardens etc British Equivalent: hosepipe 2.) [U] ↑tights, ↑stockings, or socks used… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29hose — 1 noun (C, U) 1 BrE a long rubber or plastic tube which can be moved and bent to put water onto fires, gardens etc; hosepipe BrE 2 a word meaning tights, stockings (1), or socks, used especially in shops 3 tight fitting trousers worn by men in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30hose — [[t]hoʊz[/t]] n. pl. hose, hos•es 1) a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose[/ex] 2) clo (used with a pl. v.) an article of clothing, or a pair of such articles, for the foot and some part of the leg;… …

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