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Plumb vs Hose - What's the difference?

plumb | hose |

As nouns the difference between plumb and hose

is that plumb is a little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc, to indicate a vertical direction while hose is trousers.

As an adjective plumb

is truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.

As an adverb plumb

is in a vertical direction; perpendicularly.

As a verb plumb

is to determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.

plumb

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line
  • (cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of his wicket and should be given out.

    • Synonyms

    * (truly vertical) perpendicular

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.
  • * Milton
    • Plumb down he falls.
  • (informal) Squarely, directly; completely.
    • It hit him plumb in the middle of his face.
    Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
  • (nautical) A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.

    • Synonyms

    * (construction) plummet, plumb bob (UK), plumb line (US)

    Derived terms

    * plumb bob * off plumb * out of plumb * plumb line * plumb rule

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
  • To attach to a water supply and drain.
  • To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of .
  • To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
  • To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
  • (dated) To seal something with lead.
  • To work as a plumber.
  • (rare) To fall or sink like a plummet.
  • (US, colloquial, figuratively, obsolete) To trace a road or track; to follow it to its end.
  • (nautical) To position vertically above or below.

    • hose

    English

    (wikipedia hose)

    Noun

  • (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
  • (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
  • (obsolete) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
  • * Bible, Daniel iii. 21
    • These men were bound in their coats, their hosen , and their hats, and their other garments.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His youthful hose , well saved, a world too wide / For his shrunk shank.

    Usage notes

    * (garment covering legs ) Formerly a male garment covering the lower body, with the upper body covered by a doublet. By the 16th century hose had separated into two garments, stocken and breeches. Since the 1920's, hose refers mostly to women's stockings or pantyhose

    Derived terms

    * hose clamp * hose clip

    Verb

    (hos)
  • To water or spray with a hose.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1995 , author=Vivian Russell , title=Monet's Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny citation , isbn=9780711209886 , page=83 , passage=Only days before the garden opens, the concrete is hosed down with a high-pressure jet and scrubbed.}}
  • To provide with hose (garment)
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year=1834 , author=Pierce Pungent , title=Men and Manners , date=July to December , volume=X , page=416 , magazine=Fraser's magazine for town and country citation , passage=The mighty mass of many a mingled race,
    Who dwell in towns where he pursued the chase;
    The men degenerate shirted, cloaked, and hosed -
    Nose and eyes only to the day exposed}}
  • To attack and kill somebody, usually using a firearm.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2003 , author=John R. Bruning , title=Jungle ace , publisher=Brassey's citation , isbn=9781574886948 , page=136 , passage=His guns hosed down the vessel's decks, sweeping them clear of sailors, blowing holes in the bulkheads, and smashing gun positions.}}
  • To trick or deceive.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1995 , author=Keath Fraser , title=Popular anatomy , publisher=The Porcupine's Quill citation , isbn=9780889841499 , page=458 , passage=Bartlett elaborated on what had happened at the warehouse, saying he thought Chandar was supposed to have advised, not hosed him.}}
  • (computing) To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year=2006 , date=Spring 2006 , author=Joel Durham Jr. , title=Pimp Out Win XP with TweakUI , page=63 , magazine=Maximum PC , publisher=Future US, Inc. , issn=1522-4279 citation , passage=There aren't any tricky hexadecimal calculations to snare your brain, nor is there a need to worry about hosing the registry for all eternity.}}

    Derived terms

    * hose down * home and hosed

    Anagrams

    * hoes * shoe English transitive verbs