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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Wearing long sleeves, long pants, and socks when outdoors will help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2025
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Rather than layering rainbow socks over leggings, a tween might pour creativity into editing videos or organizing Pinterest boards.—
Dia Gallo,
Parents,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Team-building is not about squeezing sufficient value out of every single contract or assembling a roster of yes men.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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Some of those businesses include Capi Electronics, which will inaugurate two more shops in T3; jewelry and watches retailer Christ; Falke, a German stockings and apparel brand; as well as international names like Sunglass Hut, Tumi, and Longchamp, that are well established at the airport.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Other steps that the CDC recommends summer camps take to prepare for measles spread this year include stocking up on face masks and preparing a potential isolation space to separate campers who are sickened.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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What to know: Free to enter; no lifeguards or facilities and the salty water can sting cuts or irritate sensitive skin.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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According to the Entomology department at North Carolina State, Asian needle ants try to avoid contact with humans, but will sting when pressured.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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Born and raised in a tiny town northeast of Toronto, she was plucked out of a concert crowd by two modeling scouts.—
John McDermott,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Several productive players already were plucked from portal during SDSU’s coaching search, so Vance will need to act quickly to improve the roster.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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Jeannot didn’t stick in Tampa and has never come close to matching that one wild season, in part because his opportunity, both with the Lightning and the Kings, plummeted.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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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
Verb
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So the Marian commit hustled home on junior left fielder Nevaeh Rangel’s flyout in the ninth inning, trying to break a scoreless tie.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Related Stories Kim Novak to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival With Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Based on true events, the romantic thriller will follow three friends, Goldie (Grey), Blake (Fodé), and Angel (Lysette), who must hustle through the night on the streets of Tenderloin.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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