firehose
firehose Lexical Profile
firehose Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A heavy-duty, high-pressure hose used by firefighters to carry water or foam to extinguish a fire.
"The crew quickly connected the firehose to the street hydrant and directed the stream toward the burning roof."
A massive, continuous, and often overwhelming flow of data, information, or material.
"Analysts struggled to filter useful insights from the daily firehose of social media posts."
• verb
To spray, drench, or wash down something using a high-pressure firehose.
"Workers firehosed the muddy pavement after the festival ended."
To inundate or overwhelm someone with a rapid, excessive volume of information or output.
"The orientation session firehosed the new interns with company policies and technical jargon."
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