Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hose
IPA transcription: [h'oʊz]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hose, hose_down
    Meaning: water with a hose; "hose the lawn"
Usage examples
  • The giant with the ax stepped from hose to hose.
  • I went toward the next one, swinging the flaring hose in a slow arc as I advanced.
  • Nevertheless with a swift move it slapped a tentacle squarely down over the hose nozzle.
  • I caught the hose in my left hand and turned the fiery jet against the water-filled helmet.
  • A spurt of fire belched from his hose, streaming out for four or five feet in a solid red cone.
  • "Light up!" ordered Stanley, setting an example by touching his hose nozzle to the nearest wall jet.
  • The Rebel commander had expected us, and had his grape shot and his hot water hose, and such things all ready for us.
  • "Thy attire shall be hose of full length, a long jerkin, and a cloak a trifle longer; loose breeches by no means, for they are becoming neither for gentlemen nor for governors.
  • Dragging our hose to the big front entrance of the palace, and warning the crowded people to keep their feet clear of it, we prepared to test out the efficiency of this, our last resource against the enemy.
  • These were known by their coats and pantaloons of black or brown, made to sit comfortably, with white cravats and waistcoats, broad solid-looking shoes, and thick hose or gaiters.--They had all slightly bald heads, from which the right ears, long used to pen-holding, had an odd habit of standing off on end.