noun, plural hose for 2, 3; hos⋅es for 1, 4, 5; (Archaic
) hos⋅en [hoh-zuh
n]
; verb, hosed, hos⋅ing.| 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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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.
[The Jargon File]
Hose
(Dan. 3:21), a tunic or undergarment.