[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hose \hose\ h=oz, n.; pl. hose, formerly hosen
   h=o"z'n. as. hose; akin to d. hoos, g. hose breeches,
   ohg. hosa, icel. hosa stocking, gather, dan. hose stocking;
   cf. russ. koshulia a fur jacket.
   1. close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
      reaching to the knee.
      1913 webster

            these men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
            and their hats, and their other garments. --dan.
                                                  iii. 21.
      1913 webster

            his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
            for his shrunk shank.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
      stocking or stockings.
      1913 webster

   3. a flexible pipe, made of leather, india rubber, or other
      material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
      from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
      1913 webster

   hose carriage, hose cart, or hose truck, a wheeled
      vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
      

   hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and
      manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. u.s.

   hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
      hose, end to end.

   hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
      or disconnect them.
      1913 webster
see also:
hose hosen hose carriage hose cart hose truck hose company 
hose coupling hose wrench 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hose
     n 1: socks and stockings and tights collectively the british
          include underwear as hosiery syn: hosiery
     2: man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a
        doublet syn: tights
     3: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas syn: hosepipe
     v : water with a hose; "hose the lawn" syn: hose down
see also:
hosiery tights hosepipe hose down 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

71 moby thesaurus words for "hose":
   adjutage, asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, catheter, dabble,
   damp, dampen, dash, dew, douche, drainpipe, efflux tube, fire hose,
   flue pipe, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, hose down, hosepipe,
   hosiery, humect, humectate, humidify, irrigate, moisten, nipple,
   organ pipe, paddle, pipe, pipeline, pipette, piping, reed,
   reed pipe, siamese, siamese connection, siphon, slobber, slop,
   slosh, snorkel, socks, soil pipe, sparge, spatter, splash,
   splatter, sponge, spray, sprinkle, standpipe, steam pipe, stem,
   stockings, straw, swash, syringe, tap, tube, tubing, tubulation,
   tubule, tubulet, tubulure, waste pipe, water, water pipe, wet,
   wet down

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

hose 1. vt. common to make non-functional or greatly degraded in
   performance. "that big ray-tracing program really hoses the system." see
   hosed. 2. n. a narrow channel through which data flows under pressure.
   generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks. 3.
   n. cabling, especially thick ethernet cable. this is sometimes called
   `bit hose' or `hosery' play on `hosiery' or `etherhose'. see also
   washing machine.


see also:
hosed washing machine 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

hose
     
        1. to make non-functional or greatly degraded in performance.
        "that big ray-tracing program really hoses the system."  see
        hosed.
     
        2. a narrow channel through which data flows under pressure.
        generally denotes data paths that represent performance
        bottlenecks.
     
        3. cabling, especially thick ethernet cable.  this is
        sometimes called "bit hose" or "hosery" a play on "hosiery"
        or "etherhose".  see also washing machine.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
hosed thick ethernet cable washing machine jargon file 

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

hose
   dan. 3:21, a tunic or undergarment.
   

Hose >> H Words
Hose, definition of term: Hose
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Hose Down >> H Words
Hose Down, definition of term: Hose Down
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Garden Hose >> G Words
Garden Hose, definition of term: Garden Hose
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Fire Hose >> F Words
Fire Hose, definition of term: Fire Hose
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