hose

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hose

1	n v	a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas water with a hose
2	n	socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hose

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; air hose, airline
a hose that carries air under pressure; fire hose
a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire; garden hose
a hose used for watering a lawn or garden; radiator hose
a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block; water cannon, watercannon
a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)

Type of:: tube, tubing
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

“hose the lawn”

Type of:: irrigate, water
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; sock
hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee; stocking
close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural); leotards, tights
skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls; anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks
a sock that reaches just above the ankle; argyle, argyll
a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural); athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity sock
a sock worn for athletic events; boothose
protective stockings worn with or in place of boots; Christmas stocking
a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents; knee-hi, knee-high
a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees; maillot
tights for dancers or gymnasts; nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking
women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk); pantyhose
a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings; support hose, support stocking
elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins); tabi, tabis
a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese

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