Synonyms of hose

hose 1 of 2

noun

ˈhōz 

as in sock

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg

a reenactor dressed like Benjamin Franklin in waistcoat, breeches, and hose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sock
• stocking
• hosiery
• support hose
• bobby socks
• anklet
• kneesock
• bootee

hose

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verb

slang

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• sting
• pluck
• screw
• cheat
• stick
• hustle
• beat
• fleece
• bleed
• skin
• do
• chisel
• shake down
• skunk
• sucker
• ream
• stiff
• short
• con
• trick
• wrench
• deceive
• fiddle
• rip off
• swindle
• chouse
• victimize
• gaff
• mulct
• defraud
• bilk
• rook
• diddle
• thimblerig
• flimflam
• nobble
• clip
• cozen
• exploit
• euchre
• shortchange
• take for a ride
• take to the cleaners
• fool
• do in
• sell a bill of goods to
• milk
• soak
• betray
• gouge
• nick
• wring
• extort
• rope (in)
• overcharge
• bitch
• wrest
• gull
• dupe
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hose

Noun

Unlike many expandable hoses that start leaking after one season, its outer material is made from a liquid crystal polymer with a UV-resistant coating that’s especially durable. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

At Bolsa Chica State Beach, swimmers suffering stings to the sides of their feet and toes sat in a circle refilling their pails with hot water from a hose. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Codes were entered, security officers alerted, the car hosed off. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

By the afternoon, only a handful of LAFD crew members remained at the site, replaced by private firefighters who had taken over hosing down the building interior. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026