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
Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
By the time Gonzalez, who was backfilling that day at the Brentwood station, got to the scene, the operation was well underway, with half the hose already down the hillside.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 28 Feb. 2026
Then rinse the can, ideally outdoors to hose it off, although a bathtub will work as well.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
That’s because proper grading and drainage lay the foundation for healthy soil and plants, and good design shapes a functional flow in your everyday enjoyment of the garden, from utility paths to outlets, hose spigots, and lighting.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
By the time Gonzalez, who was backfilling that day at the Brentwood station, got to the scene, the operation was well underway, with half the hose already down the hillside.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
In response to the attack, Iranian forces have launched missiles at Israel and at nearby nations that hose US military bases.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 28 Feb. 2026
Then rinse the can, ideally outdoors to hose it off, although a bathtub will work as well.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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Diver layered three pairs of socks and placed hand warmers on her nose to keep warm overnight.—
Storey Wertheimer,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Therefore, your desire to pull up your socks and make some improvements might be a bit scattered or unwise.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tommy disburses stuffings and sauces to hungry locals as the GIs seduced their grandmothers with Camels and nylon stockings.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Although the clothes were Medieval in inspiration, they were given a fetishistic twist with garter belts, fishnet stockings, and lacy bras.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These scandals stung at the time, but looking back, Cyrus wouldn’t have changed a thing.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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All was going well when suddenly the scorpion stung the frog.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Oreade, the fine dining restaurant, is where Chef Riccardo Bacciottini unleashes his creativity and technical prowess, using local ingredients (many plucked right from the hotel’s gardens) to make sublime dishes like tomato tartare with basil and miso or artichokes confited with pepper sauce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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There’s something slightly shady about this time of year, too, where mid-major talent gets showcased so that the players can get plucked out of school by the major conferences.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The result is that many contestants are frequent collaborators and have long histories with one another, adding extra juice to their attempts to screw each other over.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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Another big upgrade in terms of the Neo’s repairability compared to previous MacBooks, according to reviewers, is its screw-in battery.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So those Santa Ana constituents would be cheated out of services if the money remained solely in the First District.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the people trying to cheat their way into benefits, Cooper said, are largely not the ones attending survivors’ conferences.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Because the industry relies on roughly 2,000 expensive helium containers, many of which are now stuck in Qatar or on cargo ships en route, the initial pinch will feel worse until those tanks are repositioned.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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