Alternative spelling of fire hose / (Internet, neologism) Access to the social media data sold to the third parties, or such data stream.

To wash something down with a firehose; to douse with a large amount of water (or chemical agent) sprayed from a hose, to extinguish a fire.

plural of firehose

simple past tense and past participle of firehose

(literally) The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water.

(computing, databases, dated) A cursor that permits fast enumeration of rows but can only move forward.

plural of firehose cursor

(idiomatic) To be overwhelmed (with work, information, etc.); to be inundated with an uncapped, unfiltered amount / (idiomatic) To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity