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
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Her ankles and wrists were bound with a zip tie and hose clamps.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
Last weekend, there was McKinstry, belting a double, slapping a single and hosing down a runner from left field as the Tigers swept the Baltimore Orioles.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Saltzburg also urged boat owners to regularly check their vessel’s hoses for leaks and replace them if they are damaged.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Her ankles and wrists were bound with a zip tie and hose clamps.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
Resin wicker, Sidey says, is simple: Just hose it off and wipe it clean.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
Last weekend, there was McKinstry, belting a double, slapping a single and hosing down a runner from left field as the Tigers swept the Baltimore Orioles.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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The tote bag is gorgeous for any beach day, while the socks and platform clogs are ideal for the fashionista looking to make a statement.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Also from The Loves of My Life, excerpted in The Paris Review: The Scot was tall and slender and decked out in full regalia—a kilt, a short black jacket with silver buttons, high socks, a sort of pouch or purse on a chain around his waist, the sporran.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Once inside, Ortega did a quick change, swapping her gray heels for black patent leather T-straps, trading the trench for a layered gray dress, and ditching the sheer stockings for sheer gloves.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
2 June 2025
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In addition to the small bones, the millennial couple from the U.K. also found a pair of stockings and what looks to be a jawbone.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Rough as that was, a fielding mistake may have stung worse.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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According to news stories, Macron was stung by the report’s lukewarm reception in Algeria.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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And yet, it’s still rooted in something real, because Perry plucked much of the heavy-handed dialog Keery delivers verbatim from the Wowee Zowee press kit, contemporaneous Malkmus interviews, and things Malkmus told Perry himself.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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The eggs, of course, are plucked from the hen house each morning.—
Matthew Monagan,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Iran's response: cheating and hiding its nuclear weapons program; sprinting toward a bomb; and trying to assassinate senior American officials, including President Trump.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Verb
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And while other candidates have brought up the allegations and hit at Cuomo's record, no one attack seems to be sticking, and polling shows that Cuomo remains the front-runner.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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Only a year ago, Google released AI Overviews, a search feature that told users to eat rocks and use glue to stick cheese to pizza.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Night shift in a teeming academic hospital can feel like a relentlessly heaving freighter, and I’d been hustling from ward to ward bailing water; this task was just another on my scut list.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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There are a lot of risks doing that, but if someone wants to go all in and hustle for success, this can be a good option.—
Joseph Drups,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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