1. a large, flexible tube used to carry water under pressure for fighting fires
2. an overwhelming flow or stream of information or data
Usage: informal

1. to direct an overwhelming amount of information at someone
Usage: informal

Examples

• The firefighters unrolled the firehose to reach the burning building.
• Water shot out of the firehose with tremendous force.
• The news conference turned into a firehose of conflicting reports.
• Social media can feel like a firehose of information.
• The professor tends to firehose students with too much data at once.
• Don’t firehose me with all the details right now.
• The company’s firehose approach to marketing confused customers.