(transitive) To spray thoroughly with a hose. / (transitive) To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose. / (transitive, idiomatic) To calm down a person, or a situation.

A surname.

plural of hosebag

(uncountable) A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.

plural of hose clamp

(UK) A small hospital, typically in a rural area.

(historical) A hospital for the isolation and treatment of lepers. / (historical) A hospital treating people with venereal diseases in which patients were kept confined until cured.

Occurring in a hospital.

(Australia, New Zealand, horseracing, figuratively) Assured of winning. / (Australia, New Zealand, figuratively) Having safely reached one's target.

plural of hostile takeover