hydro /ˈhaɪdro/noun 9adjective 2forms 1 noun9 •(Canada) Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this.I won't have lights until my house gets the hydro turned on.She was having trouble paying the hydro. •Clipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”). •Clipping of hydroelectricity. •(slang) Hydroponically-grown marijuana.You're probably smoking that $50 an ounce garbage that people sell in Dallas. Buy some hydro. That way you only need like three hits, and no paranoia. — 1999 •(slang) Clipping of hydrocodone.Dave, get some hydro or some codeine and just extract the good stuff from the APAP. Oxy has the stronger side effects, but with hydro/codeine you're almost guaranteed 100% nice floaties. — 2001 •(UK, old-fashioned) A spa.She almost lived at hotels and hydros, last year, but that isn't pleasant for her. — 1909 •Abbreviation of hydrodynamics. •(rare) Water.“Can I get you somethin’ to drink?” she asked. “How much hydro you got in storage?” “Six Gs.” — 1995 •(no longer used) Abbreviation of hydroaeroplane. adjective2 •Clipping of hydroelectric. •Clipping of hydroponic. formshydros
