hose
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hose 
[hohz] Pronunciation Key noun, plural hose for 2, 3; hos·es for 1, 4, 5; (Archaic) hos·en
[hoh-zuhn] Pronunciation Key; verb, hosed, hos·ing.
—Related forms
[hohz] Pronunciation Key noun, plural hose for 2, 3; hos·es for 1, 4, 5; (Archaic) hos·en
[hoh-zuhn] Pronunciation Key; verb, hosed, hos·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb) an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock. |
| 3. | (of men's attire in former times)
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| 4. | British Dialect. a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain. |
| 5. | Golf. hosel. |
| 6. | to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often fol. by down): to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck. |
| 7. | Slang.
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[Origin: bef. 1100; (n.) ME, OE; c. D hoos, ON hosa, G Hose; (v.) ME: to provide with hose, deriv. of the n.]
] —Related forms
hoseless, adjective
hoselike, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hose
(hōz) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. hose or hos·es
tr.v. hosed, hos·ing, hos·es
[Middle English, a stocking, from Old English hosa, leg covering; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hose
hose
c.1100, hosa "covering for the leg," from P.Gmc. *khusan (cf. O.N. hosa, M.H.G. hose "covering for the leg," Ger. Hose "trousers"), lit. "covering," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). O.Fr. hose is of Gmc. origin. Sense of "flexible rubber tube for liquid" is first attested 1497. Hosiery is first recorded 1790, from M.E. hosier "hose-maker" (1403). The verb meaning "to water down with a hose" is from 1889.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| hose | |
noun | |
| 1. | socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) [syn: hosiery] |
| 2. | man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet |
| 3. | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas |
verb | |
| 1. | water with a hose; "hose the lawn" |
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
hose
1. To make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance. "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." See hosed.
2. A narrow channel through which data flows under pressure. Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.
3. Cabling, especially thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes called "bit hose" or "hosery" (a play on "hosiery") or "etherhose". See also washing machine.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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1. vt. [common] To make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance. "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." See hosed.
2. n. A narrow channel through which data flows under pressure. Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.
3. n. Cabling, especially thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes called `bit hose' or `hosery' (play on `hosiery') or `etherhose'. See also washing machine.
hose
1. vt. [common] To make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance. "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." See hosed.
2. n. A narrow channel through which data flows under pressure. Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.
3. n. Cabling, especially thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes called `bit hose' or `hosery' (play on `hosiery') or `etherhose'. See also washing machine.
Jargon File 4.2.0
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hose
Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen (h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches, OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee. These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan. iii. 21. His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. --Shak. 2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. 3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine. Hose carriage, cart, or truck, a wheeled vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires. Hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.] Hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting hose, end to end. Hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite or disconnect them.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hose
(Dan. 3:21), a tunic or undergarment.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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