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
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The washer includes a spray gun and spray lance, plus a high-pressure hose.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Tonight Show Goes Full Double Dare Speaking of consummate professionalism, how about Johnny Knoxville coming up with a Chuck Berry piss-kink joke while being hosed down with water at 30 Rock.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
So instead of hiring a truck, Woods notified the city’s water department, turned on two hoses, and committed to doing it herself.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The washer includes a spray gun and spray lance, plus a high-pressure hose.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Daniel Farke’s side were home and hosed.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Tonight Show Goes Full Double Dare Speaking of consummate professionalism, how about Johnny Knoxville coming up with a Chuck Berry piss-kink joke while being hosed down with water at 30 Rock.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hose
Noun
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From skipping compression socks to forgetting a backup battery, the same rookie errors show up again and again—and each one has a simple, often affordable fix.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Air New Zealand will soon offer a solution that involves climbing into a triple-tier bunk bed wearing special socks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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All movies need a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, because small and mid-budget movies that hit streaming sooner are getting squeezed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meghan seemingly skipped stockings while wearing dresses and skirts for other outings this week in Australia, a trip which marks her and Harry's first return to the continent since their royal tour of the South Pacific in 2018.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources The DNR recreational stocking efforts include lake trout, brown trout, walleye and other species at locations across the state.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many hospital systems in Connecticut have stopped suing their patients over unpaid bills, stung by criticism about the harm caused by aggressive collection tactics.—
Noam N. Levey,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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The sounds of music Copeland is used to sharing the limelight with Sting, rather than with animals that can sting.—
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Then in 2013, she was plucked from the pros to take on an even dicier enterprise, a new Big East, a basketball-centric conference in a college landscape dominated by football schools and power conferences.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Although Turner might have been open for a second, quarterback Cade Klubnik threw the ball high and late, allowing Delane to abandon his zonee anad pluck the ball out of the air.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The screw-in stake is 16 inches long with a sharp tip and an easy-grip rubber handle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Semi-screwed There’s a world in which Colby was the most screwed over by the rock draw — because Dee and Emily are friends who already played together, and both were aligned with Cirie — but that world is one in which he was not injured and likely limping out of the game anyway.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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Notice something small, then compliment it This one is almost cheating.—
Henna Pryor,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Naumann also did Loughlin’s hair for this March outing, which marked the mother and daughters’ first red-carpet appearance together since the 2019 college admissions cheating scandal.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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One day after the fights, a toddler managed to crawl under a fence at Hersheypark's ZooAmerica and stick his hand into the wolf enclosure while his parents were reportedly distracted on their cell phones.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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When a person breathes these particles, they can get stuck in the lungs and move into the bloodstream, causing irritation and inflammation.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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