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
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Garden hoses, pressure cookers and air conditioners were also involved in some of the largest recalls so far this year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
But if someone shoulder-surfs your login on the subway or manages to steal it somehow, you’re hosed.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The small spots of fire are out of reach of firefighters’ hoses, Zwierzchowski said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Garden hoses, pressure cookers and air conditioners were also involved in some of the largest recalls so far this year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
If pets or guests track mud or food scraps on the rug, just hose it off and leave it outside to dry.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
But if someone shoulder-surfs your login on the subway or manages to steal it somehow, you’re hosed.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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He was last spotted wearing a light blue, black and gray Nike sweatshirt, a gray Nike T-shirt, black sweatpants, blue Sonic socks and tan sneakers.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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When Freud told me this story, she was seated in an angular black Lucite armchair and dressed in narrow black pants and a black sweater, along with a pair of shiny white platform sandals over socks.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead of pairing the look with pants, Lopez opted for sheer black floral-print stockings and pointed black heels.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sherry recalls one instance that stung in particular, when a friend pointed out his hair loss at a social gathering.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There may be even greater reasons to put an ad that plucks the heartstrings in front of a broader crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Through the BirdReturns farmlands program, late-summer fields are filled with a shallow 2- to 4-inch depth, allowing shorebirds to pluck bugs from the mud beneath the water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Waterhouse said that screw caps generally make more sense for a wine like rosé, which isn’t intended to age, while cork is the standard for aging wines.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Harrison is also a fan of the hair screw tool that’s designed to pick up long strands of hair and loose pet fur with ease.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In June 2009, Kate filed for divorce following cheating allegations surrounding Jon.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Park Min-young played a timid wife seeking revenge on her cheating man in Marry My Husband.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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