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
Roey Leonardi, The Atlantic, 13 July 2025
Amazon $97 Home Depot $110 Black + Decker The Dustbuster Flex has a great charging stand, and a nice long (4-foot), flexible hose.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Here's what to know about whether hosing down your house really works.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Outside, two men in yellow coats hose mud from a reef of oysters
to be priced and sold by the bucketful.
—Roey Leonardi, The Atlantic, 13 July 2025
Amazon $97 Home Depot $110 Black + Decker The Dustbuster Flex has a great charging stand, and a nice long (4-foot), flexible hose.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Verb
Firefighters hosed the vehicle down, and the smoking stopped temporarily.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Here's what to know about whether hosing down your house really works.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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Tuck pants into socks or boots if walking through tall grasses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
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Expect to see plenty of pockets on the inside to store all of your important items like headlamps or extra socks.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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When cold fronts and other weather systems come along, that moisture can get wrung out, like squeezing a water-laden sponge, yielding heavy and often highly localized downpours.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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The Euro 2025 quarter-finals had late drama, with Italy squeezing past Norway, a comeback out of nowhere from England, and a farcical penalty shootout win over Sweden.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
Noun
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The bar is decorated with candy canes, stockings, elves, Santas, reindeer, presents and Christmas trees.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The material looks similar to a fishnet stocking, Ammann described — and smells a little fishy too.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The bees became aggressive and stung the man multiple times.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Those walking through Aurillac, a quaint French community, were stung over a 30-minute period, with three people in critical condition evacuated to a hospital.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The app uses a smartphone microphone to pick up the frequency of the belt as it's plucked like a guitar string.—
Eric Bangeman,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Versant will be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, chief financial officer and chief operating officer Anand Kini, and chairman David Novak; other senior executives will be plucked from the ranks of NBCUniversal. Cable channel E!—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Two cars owned by Penske, were forced to start from the back of this year’s Indy 500 because of a cheating scandal.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The cheating rumors were intensified online, but what is the truth?—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 July 2025
Verb
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One of those sticking points has been a mammoth bond issue that is being pitched to voters in the November election.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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After studying music at Stanford, Scher hustled the biggest gig of all: working for the greatest booker in town himself, Bill Graham.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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The game came easy for her and, then just rebounding-wise, Jess just hustled.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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