Thesaurus results for HOSED

hosed

verb

past tense of hose, slang

as in stung

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 hosed But Indiana got hosed and Notre Dame (whom Gen Z might now hate) could be a national champ contender in hiding. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Most of us would look more like Charlie Brown getting hosed by Lucy for the thousandth time. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Codes were entered, security officers alerted, the car hosed off. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Chapman was hosed by a strong throw from A’s outfielder Tyler Soderstrom, and Gelof made the tag to get the second out of the inning. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Made of durable polypropylene, this option holds up to all weather and can be hosed off for a quick refresh. — Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026 The one-and-a-half-story house collapsed, and only a charred husk of a frame remained as firefighters hosed it down Wednesday morning. — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The instructions say it can be hosed dry, which is handy! — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026 Jarrett Allen was ineffective because of three first-quarter fouls, which Atkinson said hosed the Cavs’ rhythm and rotations. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 May 2026

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Verb

And the harsh reviews from her fellow breakers weren’t even what stung Gunn the most.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
As a young Black woman, the betrayal stung as much as a rejection by any guy.

— Sarah Jones, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of stung

Verb

Officers hustled the residents, including the children, out of the home, while Walsh and the second officer found the suspect hiding in a bathroom.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Two of the men quickly hopped up and hustled down the sidewalk, while the third sat for a second before replacing the manhole cover, and walked away, the video shows.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustled

Verb

The rest of us just got the surface, but who could feel cheated?

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

My husband recently screwed over his business partner by taking significantly more of the profit for himself.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low crop prices and rising costs squeezed their finances.

— Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Officials said the bears appeared to have squeezed through a 1-foot-wide opening in the concrete structure (likely seeking water during hot, humid weather) and then couldn’t get back out.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale.

— Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucked

Verb

She had been beaten and stabbed inside her home, and her body was then placed in the trunk of her car.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Tysie Gallagher, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois beat Americans Brandi Robinson, Miranda Reyes and Amelia Moore, respectively, earlier in the night, while Reina Tellez defeated Jessica Barry for the United States’ only victory.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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