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HOSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

Synonyms:

hose; hosepipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hose" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hose"):

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))

Derivation:

hose (water with a hose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hose" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

Synonyms:

hose; hosiery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hose" is a kind of...):

footwear (clothing worn on a person's feet)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hose"):

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water with a hose

Example:

hose the lawn

Synonyms:

hose; hose down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hose" is one way to...):

irrigate; water (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

hose (a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas)

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