(chiefly UK) In a hospital as a patient.

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hospitalize.

Alternative form of hosteller

plural of hospital ship

A device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting.

To have possession or custody of (a person) as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand.

(transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

A hospital in which trainee doctors obtain practical training and experience.

A hospital where animals are treated.

(usually in the plural) A tight and precise method of tucking a sheet or blanket under the edges of a mattress, so as to form crisp folds at the corners of the bed.