hose

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /həʊz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /hoʊz/

• Audio (UK)

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• Homophone: hoes

Noun

Singular hose

Plural hoses

A hose that is curled up

1. (countable) A hose is a flexible tube that can carry water or other liquids.

   I bought a hose to water my plants.

Verb

Plain form hose

Third-person singular hoses

Past tense hosed

Past participle hosed

Present participle hosing

1. (transitive) When you hose something, you spray it with a hose.