rubber hose
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈrʌbər hoʊz/
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manguera de goma
- 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
He has this rubber hose that is inside him that's making him colder and colder.
- He has this rubber hose that is inside him that's making him colder and colder.
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
183
1.0
A long flexible tube used to carry water
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1.5
A long flexible tube that carries water to plants or the lawn
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7.9
A small tube that carries air to machines or pumps
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2.3
A large strong hose that firefighters use to carry water to put out fires
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2.7
A flexible tube that carries air under pressure to inflate tires or power tools
1
4.1
A flexible rubber tube that carries cooling liquid between a car's radiator and engine
1
1.9
A long flexible tube used to carry water to a garden
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.