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hose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /həʊz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /hoʊz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with West Frisian hoas (“hose”), Dutch hoos (“stocking, water-hose”), German Hose (“trousers”); also, Tocharian A kać (“skin”), Russian кишка́ (kišká, “gut”), Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”). More at sky. The clothing senses were the original meaning, from which is derived the sense of a tube for fluids.

Meanings

1. (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
2. (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
   • [T]wenty yeomen, two and two, / In hosen black, and jerkins blue, / With falcons broider'd on each breast, / Attended on their lord's behest. 1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “Canto First. The Castle.”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, […]; London: William Miller, and John Murray, →OCLC, stanza VIII, page 30:
   • Theſe men were bound in their coates, their hoſen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were caſt into the midſt of the burning fierie furnace. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 3:21:
   • His youthful hoſe, vvell ſaved, a vvorld too vvide / For his ſhrunk ſhank, […] c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:

Forms

Deriveds

netherhose · garden hose · hoseline · panty hose · rubber-hose · trash hose · underhose · hosereel · hosier · hoselike · hosebeast · air hose · hose clamp · up your nose with a rubber hose · powder hose · hose reel · hosaphone · short hose · hosebag · rubber-hose cryptanalysis · hoseless · hosel · hose barb · hose-in-hose · hose bridge · scupper hose · radiator hose · trunkhose · hose jacket · rubber hose · hosemonkey · warm hose · boothose · hoseman · husk · hosepipe · hose tower · hose clip · hose-whip

Descendants

hoos

Translations (97)

mr रबरी नळी (flexible tube) · km ទុយយោ (flexible tube) · hy փողրակ (flexible tube) · ht kawoutchou (flexible tube) · ota خرطوم (flexible tube) · yue 喉 (flexible tube) · acm صَونْدَة (flexible tube) · eu mahuka (flexible tube) · yue 水喉 (flexible tube) · ur نَلی (flexible tube) · zu ithumbu (flexible tube) · th ท่อยาง (flexible tube) · tg шланг (flexible tube) · ro furtun (flexible tube) · tl gomang pandilig (flexible tube) · sq tub (flexible tube) · az şlanq (flexible tube) · id selang (flexible tube) · fa-ira شِلَنْگ (flexible tube) · th ท่อ (flexible tube) · jv selang (flexible tube) · cmn 軟管 /软管 (flexible tube) · cmn 水龍 /水龙 (flexible tube) · nn slange (flexible tube) · uz shlang (flexible tube) · nl hoos (historical male garment) · ar خُرْطُوم مَاءٍ (flexible tube) · af slang (flexible tube) · pt mangueira (flexible tube) · cs hadice (flexible tube) · nl slang (flexible tube) · el λάστιχο (flexible tube) · uk шланг (flexible tube) · mi hōu (flexible tube) · mt manka (flexible tube) · cmn 水龍帶 /水龙带 (flexible tube) · eo hoso (flexible tube) · gsw Schluuch (flexible tube) · tk şlang (flexible tube) · apw bichʼįʼ (flexible tube) · my ရေပိုက် (flexible tube) · ar خُرْطُوم (flexible tube) · uli hoos (flexible tube) · ca mànega (flexible tube) · fr tuyau (flexible tube) · vi ống vòi (flexible tube) · lo ກາບ (flexible tube) · bg марку́ч (flexible tube) · mi ngongo (flexible tube) · sh šlȁuh (flexible tube) · et lõdvik (flexible tube) · bg черво́ (flexible tube) · km បំពង់ (flexible tube) · sh цре́во (flexible tube) · he צִנּוֹר (flexible tube) · ko 호스 (flexible tube) · ceb hos (flexible tube) · sv slang (flexible tube) · sh crijévo (flexible tube) · bn আঁটো পাজামাবিশেষ (flexible tube) · he קוֹלָח (flexible tube) · da slange (flexible tube) · ky шланг (flexible tube) · ug شلانكا (flexible tube) · et voolik (flexible tube) · gl mangueira (flexible tube) · hi नली (flexible tube) · pdt Schlauch (flexible tube) · es manguera (flexible tube) · hu tömlő (flexible tube) · fi letku (flexible tube) · sv vattenslang (flexible tube) · sh шла̏ух (flexible tube) · hu slag (flexible tube) · hu locsolócső (flexible tube) · pl szlauch (flexible tube) · hu cső (flexible tube) · sl cev (flexible tube) · tl diligan (flexible tube) · ja ホース (flexible tube) · be шланг (flexible tube) · it manichetta (flexible tube) · sh црије́во (flexible tube) · ru шланг (flexible tube) · te గొట్టము (flexible tube) · ka შლანგი (flexible tube) · pt borracha (flexible tube) · my ပိုက် (flexible tube) · de Schlauch (flexible tube) · cmn 水管 (flexible tube) · sk hadica (flexible tube) · pl wąż (flexible tube) · ga píobán (flexible tube) · sh crévo (flexible tube) · mk црево (flexible tube) · kk шланг (flexible tube) · tr hortum (flexible tube)

wikidata: Q176440

hose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /həʊz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /hoʊz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with West Frisian hoas (“hose”), Dutch hoos (“stocking, water-hose”), German Hose (“trousers”); also, Tocharian A kać (“skin”), Russian кишка́ (kišká, “gut”), Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”). More at sky. The clothing senses were the original meaning, from which is derived the sense of a tube for fluids.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
   • Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed. 1995, Vivian Russell, Monet's Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny, →ISBN, page 83:
2. (transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
   • His guns hosed down the vessel's decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions. 2003, John R. Bruning, Jungle ace, Brassey's, →ISBN, page 136:
3. (transitive) To deliver using a hose.
   • He had just finished hosing gasoline into his tank, a short man, burly, needing a shave, and wearing greasy coveralls. 2003, Tony Hillerman, The Sinister Pig, →ISBN, page 57:
4. (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
   • The mighty mass of many a mingled race, Who dwell in towns where he pursued the chase; The men degenerate shirted, cloaked, and hosed- Nose and eyes only to the day exposed 1834 July to December, Pierce Pungent, “Men and Manners”, in Fraser's magazine for town and country, volume X, page 416:
5. (transitive) To trick or deceive.
   • Poutine? A better McMuffin? A bigger Big Mac?? We've been hosed. 2023 September 7, Adam Chandler, “Americans Should Feel Humiliated by Canadian McDonald's”, in Slate, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2023:
   • Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him. 1995, Keath Fraser, Popular anatomy, The Porcupine's Quill, →ISBN, page 458:
6. (slang, transitive) To break or destroy (a system), especially by wiping files or other content.
   • There aren't any tricky hexadecimal calculations to snare your brain, nor is there a need to worry about hosing the registry for all eternity. 2006 Spring, Joel Durham Jr., “Pimp Out Win XP with TweakUI”, in Maximum PC, Future US, Inc., →ISSN, page 63:
7. (transitive) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.

Forms

Deriveds

hose down · home and hosed · unhosed · hose off

Translations (3)

de jemanden angreifen und töten (to attack and kill somebody) · es lavar con manguera (to water or spray with a hose) · fi ruiskuttaa (to water or spray with a hose)