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# hose

noun (hose, hoses); verb (hose, hoses, hosed, hosing)

«hose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hose is a long soft tube that carries water, for watering a garden or washing a car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#m1)
2. A fire hose is a big strong hose that firefighters use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#m2)
3. To hose something (or hose it down) is to wash or spray it with a hose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#m3)
4. Hose is an old word for stockings or tights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths, a length measured, or a flow rate (litres per minute) to fill something; time = total ÷ rate. In everyday life: watering plants, washing the car or the dog, filling a paddling pool. In safety: firefighters use hoses; save water by turning the hose off. In science, a hose shows water flowing through a pipe. Phrases: «garden hose», «fire hose», «hose down», «turn the hose on».

### Examples

- The hose is 15 metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x1)
- Water flows from the hose at 10 litres a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x2)
- How long does it take to fill a 200 litre tank? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x3)
- He joins two hoses of 8 m each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x4)
- Dad hosed down the muddy bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x5)
- The firefighters pointed the hose at the flames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x6)
- Don't leave the hose running, it wastes water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x7)
- We filled the paddling pool with the garden hose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x8)
- They also gave him ragged hose and a tattered shirt, for they were very poor people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a hose, hoses. Verb past: hosed. Do not confuse with hoes (garden tools) or whose. A flow rate per minute: total ÷ rate gives the time. Trap: joining hoses adds their lengths; two hoses filling one tank add their rates.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hose.html) on Mova free.