<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.</li><li>an article of clothing for the foot and lower part of the leg; stocking or sock.</li><li>an article of clothing for the leg, extending from about the knee to the ankle and worn with knee breeches.</li><li>tights, as were worn with, and usually attached to, a doublet.</li><li>a sheath, or sheathing part, as that enclosing a kernel of grain.</li><li>Golf. hosel.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to water, wash, spray, or drench by means of a hose (often followed by down): to hose the garden; to hose down the ship's deck.</li><li>Slang. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of.</li><li>to defeat decisively.</li><li>to reject.</li><li>Chiefly Military. to attack or assault (an area) in order to gain control quickly (sometimes followed by down).</li></ul>