1. A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
   "He used a hose to water the garden";
   - hosepipe [Brit]
    
2. [Brit] Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
   "The department store had a wide selection of hose";
   - hosiery [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
   "The actor wore colourful hose as part of his Renaissance costume"

1. Water with a hose
   "hose the lawn";
   - hose down
    
2. [N. Amer, informal] Render inoperable or ineffective
   "The power surge hosed my computer";
   - break
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] Deceive somebody
   "The salesman hosed the unsuspecting customer with false promises";
   - flimflam [informal], play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob [archaic], fox, pull a fast one on [informal], play a trick on, pull a fast one [informal], take for a ride [informal], sucker [N. Amer, informal]

Sounds like: horse, hoahose

Derived forms: hosed, hosing, hoses

Type of: cozen [literary], damage, deceive, delude, footwear, garment, irrigate, lead on, tube, tubing, water

Encyclopedia: Hose, Henry