as in sock
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
a reenactor dressed like Benjamin Franklin in waistcoat, breeches, and hose
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
when the guy failed to return with our money, we realized that we had been hosed
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Recent Examples of hose
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Bags of dry cement are piled together like blocks to build the wall, and then the entire structure is thoroughly sprayed with water from a hose.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
At least three firefighters could be seen hosing down the home.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Sprinkle an inch or two on top of the soil, then wet it with a hose to prevent the paper from blowing around.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Bags of dry cement are piled together like blocks to build the wall, and then the entire structure is thoroughly sprayed with water from a hose.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
And then there’s Bill Dillon, who wrote his first song on a roll of toilet paper after being hosed down and sent to solitary back in the 1980s.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
At least three firefighters could be seen hosing down the home.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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So socks on carpeting will still likely be avoided entirely instead of being picked up (which is still better than being sucked up and clogging the robovac).—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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This year, their collaboration will launch a luxurious Delta One collection, which includes a Missoni bedding set designed for Delta, along with Missoni’s suite of amenities that include a refreshed Delta One amenity kit, custom socks, slippers and an eye mask.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Perfect for casual sipping or stocking up for parties.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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At Savage, the Underwear People are out in force, dancing in corsets or merry widows, their thigh-high stockings held up by garters.—
Amy Virshup,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Its allure is rooted in seeing the celebrity guest melt beneath the weight of hot sauce: Shaq’s eyes stung red with tears, viscera gushed from O’Brien nose.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Recent history suggests that Republicans would take few lessons from even a stinging rebuke in the midterms.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Women dominate the lower tiers of tea labor, from plucking to packaging and remain vastly underrepresented in management, ownership, or policy influence.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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But death in the Final Destination movies has a way of coming for those who cheat their fate, and in this case, the grim reaper wants the survivors of the Skyview disaster and their blood relatives.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Brunson ultimately aligned himself with fan-favorite LA Knight after Haliburton tried helping Paul to cheat during the match by giving him brass knuckles.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Philips sticked away a backhand attempt by Minnesota’s Brooke McQuigge just 35 seconds into overtime, with the Frost forward getting loose in front of the Ottawa net.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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An animated Wheel Of Time, for instance, could stick closer to the source material while costing a fraction of what a live-action series costs.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Police officers, firefighters and service members hustled to unload carloads of diapers, car seats, clothes, toys, books and toiletries that residents had dropped off.—
Tammy Murga,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Neal Moritz was hustling the heck out of this from the jump.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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