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
Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Attachments Handheld vacuums may have attachments for specialized cleanings, such as hoses, brushes or crevice tools.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Courtesy Kimiko Nickerson Nickerson was outside trying to hose down his property around 7 p.m. Tuesday, his daughter said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Dragging hoses through snow and ice is more difficult.
—Andrew Ansbro, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Attachments Handheld vacuums may have attachments for specialized cleanings, such as hoses, brushes or crevice tools.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Firefighters stood on his balcony to hose down his and neighboring properties.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Courtesy Kimiko Nickerson Nickerson was outside trying to hose down his property around 7 p.m. Tuesday, his daughter said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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Two handwritten notes were concealed in socks delivered to Luigi Mangione, accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Here are the team’s picks for the best running shoes, massage guns, fitness trackers, workout socks and more.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Invest In Operational Agility A nimble approach to stocking and merchandising is key.—
Elie Y. Katz,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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She was dressed in a military-style jacket paired with stockings and suspenders.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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His touch and shot stung Simon Mignolet’s palms and got Prince William, a friend of Mings, briefly off his seat from the stands above.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bees, for example, will only sting when they are stressed.—
Sally Percy,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those commercial jobs grew scarce because of the consolidation of ad agencies and the rise of marketing content plucked from social media.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whether picked from your garden or plucked from the farmer’s market, fresh asparagus is one of the surest signs of spring.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These are distinctions with meaningful differences: Smartphones are full-on computers in the pocket, tempting kids with nonstop streams of posts and videos and music and so much more, including instant access to AI bots that make cheating that much easier.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Broner reportedly is said to have cheated a current NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and a former player out of $5 million in the games.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Regardless, Italy's communication regulator praises the ruling and hopes to continue sticking it to international tech firms.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have now shown off the one-legged Salto bot mimic the way squirrels leap effortlessly between precarious branches and stick the landing on the very first attempt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The brand sponsors hustling to join the crew hope the ride is just getting started.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, his final year with the Boston Red Sox, manager Alex Cora benched him twice, the first time in June for a failure to hustle on the base paths, and then again in August allegedly for showing up late to the ballpark.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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