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hose

hose (third-person singular simple present hoses, present participle hosing, simple past and past participle hosed)

1. (transitive) To water or spray with a hose.
   • 1995, Vivian Russell, Monets Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny^[1], ISBN 9780711209886, page 83:

     Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed.

2. (transitive) To provide with hose (garment)
   • 1834,, Pierce Pungent, “Men and Manners”, Frasers magazine for town and country, volume X, page 416:?

     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

3. (transitive) To attack and kill somebody, usually using a firearm.
   • 2003, John R. Bruning, Jungle ace^[2], Brasseys, ISBN 9781574886948, page 136:

     His guns hosed down the vessels decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions.

4. (transitive) To trick or deceive.
   • 1995, Keath Fraser, Popular anatomy^[3], The Porcupines Quill, ISBN 9780889841499, page 458:

     Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him.

5. (transitive, computing) To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.
   • 2006,, Joel Durham Jr., “Pimp Out Win XP with TweakUI”, Maximum PC, Future US, Inc., ISSN 1522-4279, page 63:?

     There arent any tricky hexadecimal calculations to snare your brain, nor is there a need to worry about hosing the registry for all eternity.

hose (plural hoses or hose or hosen)

1. A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid, pl. hoses.
2. A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, womens tights, pl. hose or hosen.

Definizione dizionario hose

	manichetta
	flexible tube

calzamaglia

calze

canna

tubo

tubo flessibile

Altri significati:

(transitive) To trick or deceive.

to water or spray with a hose

(transitive) To provide with hose (garment)

A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights, '''pl.''' hose or hosen .

(transitive) To attack and kill somebody, usually using a firearm.

(transitive, computing) To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.

A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid, '''pl.''' hoses .

(transitive) To water or spray with a hose.