Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drink from a firehose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
drink from a -fire-hose
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.

verb

To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

drinks from a firehose (present, singular) drinking from a firehose (participle, present) drank from a firehose (past) drunk from a firehose (participle, past)

Synonyms

drink from the fire hydrant

Questions

What does drink from a firehose mean?
To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an unrestricted or unfiltered amount.

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