rubber hose
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- noun
- /ˈrʌbər hoʊz/
- The plumber connected the rubber hose to the faucet to fill the bucket.
- a piece of rubber hose
- long rubber hose
- use the rubber hose
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Examples
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She used a long rubber hose to water the garden.
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The problem, sir, is that the acetone used to clean engine parts will eat through the rubber hoses.
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The input is this little rubber hose right here.
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He finds the rubber hose.
Fiction book (2002) -
The device was made of thick white pipe and some red rubber hoses.
Fiction book (1995) -
Alabama sat on the steps, watering the lawn with a hot rubber hose.
Fiction book (1997) -
He'd used the rubber hose and nozzle to do that.
Fiction book (1995) -
For example, an automobile manufacturer makes several B2B transactions such as buying tires, glass for windscreens, and rubber hoses for its vehicles.
Blog text (22) -
Madox yanks out a perished rubber hose and holds it up for Almasy to inspect.
Fiction book (1996) -
We brought a rubber hose to the beach to spray water on the sand.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long flexible tube used to carry water
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2.3
A large strong hose that firefighters use to carry water to put out fires
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1.5
A long flexible tube that carries water to plants or the lawn
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2.7
A flexible tube that carries air under pressure to inflate tires or power tools
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4.1
A flexible rubber tube that carries cooling liquid between a car's radiator and engine
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1.9
A long flexible tube used to carry water to a garden
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7.9
A small tube that carries air to machines or pumps
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a flexible tube made of rubber' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rubber' (the material) + 'hose' (a flexible pipe). This material + object compounding is a common and transparent pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Rubber hose comes from the simple idea of a hose made of rubber, a soft, bendy material used to move water or other liquids. That's why it means a 'flexible tube' used to carry liquids or gases.