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drink from a firehose en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.
  2. (idiomatic) To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.
    • If we are to be drinking from a firehose, with billions of web pages at our fingertips, then we should possess the skills to manage its flow. 2004, Anthony G. Wilhelm, Digital Nation: Toward an Inclusive Information Society, page 20:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drinking from a firehose Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drinks from a firehose Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
drank from a firehose Tense=Past lexicographic
drunk from a firehose Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

drink from the fire hydrant