hose
/həʊz/noun
उच्चारण होज़
नली, पाइप
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a long tube made of rubber or plastic, used for putting water onto fires or gardens
नली, पाइप
- a garden hose
- Use the hose to water the plants in the garden.
- Firefighters dragged the hose into the burning shop.
+ 2 more examples
- The gardener left the hose running all night.
- A crack in the hose made water spray everywhere.
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[T] ~ sb/sth (down)
to wash or pour water on something using a hose
पाइप से पानी डालना
- Hose down the car.
- Radhika hosed the muddy cycle before putting it away.
- He hosed down the courtyard after the party.
+ 2 more examples
- Hose the mud off your shoes before you come in.
- Volunteers hosed the dust from the school windows.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hose / hosepipe (countable noun)
A hose is a flexible tube for carrying water. It is also called a hosepipe, especially in British English.
'Hose' पानी ले जाने वाली लचीली नली है। British English में इसे विशेष रूप से 'hosepipe' भी कहते हैं।
- The gardener watered the plants with a hose.
- Firemen unrolled the hose and ran towards the building.
hose + down / out / off
As a verb, hose usually takes a particle. Hose down means to wash with a stream of water.
Verb के रूप में 'hose' के साथ प्रायः particle आता है। 'Hose down' का अर्थ पानी की धार से धोना है।
- He hosed down the car on Sunday morning.
- Please hose off the mud from your shoes.
hose (plural): stockings and socks
In the older sense of socks and tights, hose is treated as plural and is now mainly in shops and fashion; hosiery is the general word.
मोज़ों और टाइट्स के पुराने अर्थ में 'hose' को बहुवचन माना जाता है और अब यह मुख्यतः दुकानों और फ़ैशन में चलता है; सामान्य शब्द 'hosiery' है।
- The shop sells hosiery for men and women.
fire hose / garden hose / water hose
Compound nouns name the use of the hose.
Compound noun यह बताते हैं कि नली किस काम की है।
- A fire hose can throw water over a great distance.
+Collocations 4
type + hose
gardenfirerubberplasticwaterflexible
- The garden hose was left in the sun.
verb + hose
connectroll upturn onunrolluseattach
- Roll up the hose after you have finished.
hose + noun
pipereelclampnozzleconnector
- He fixed a new nozzle to the hose.
hose + particle
downoffoutaway
- The cleaner hosed away the dirt from the courtyard.
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- The firefighters used a long hose to reach the third floor.
अग्निशमन कर्मियों ने तीसरी मंज़िल तक पहुँचने के लिए लंबी नली का प्रयोग किया।
- Radhika hosed the veranda before the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने से पहले राधिका ने बरामदे को पानी से धोया।
- The hose has a leak near the tap.
नली में नल के पास रिसाव है।
- The shopkeeper washed the pavement with a hose every morning.
दुकानदार हर सुबह नली से फुटपाथ धोता था।
- A burst hose flooded the garage.
फटी हुई नली ने गैराज में पानी भर दिया।
- The tap was open, so water ran from the hose all night.
नल खुला था, इसलिए पूरी रात नली से पानी बहता रहा।
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A rigid tube, usually fixed in a wall or underground.
कठोर नली, प्रायः दीवार में या ज़मीन के नीचे लगी।
- A pipe burst in the wall.
→Phrasal verbs 1
hose sb/sth down
to wash or clean somebody or something using a hose
(पाइप से) पानी डालकर धोना
- He hosed down the car in the driveway.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: hose (a tube; stockings) and hoes (plural of hoe, a garden tool) are both pronounced /həʊz/.
Homophone: hose (नली; मोज़े) और hoes (hoe, खुरपी, का plural) दोनों की pronunciation /həʊz/ है।
Keep the pipe words together: hose (a flexible tube), pipe (a tube for water or gas), duct (a tube for air or liquid), conduit (a pipe for water or cables), siphon (a bent tube for moving liquid).
पाइप के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hose (लचीली नली), pipe (पानी या गैस की नली), duct (हवा या तरल की नली), conduit (पानी या केबल का पाइप), siphon (तरल ले जाने की मुड़ी नली)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A shop or person that sells socks and stockings is a hosier; the goods are hosiery.
मोज़े बेचने वाला दुकानदार hosier; सामान hosiery।