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 Even the rich are getting hosed here, Baydala says. —

Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 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 Made of durable polypropylene, this option holds up to all weather and can be hosed off for a quick refresh. —

Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026 Lowest since the first man to crawl out of the swamp hosed himself off. —

Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026 Let’s talk about the person who really got hosed… ME! —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025 Their crew had parked their fire truck there and, for an entire night, had hosed down the four houses. —

Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025 Which is to say, the networks were being hosed. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosed

Verb

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
People have reported severe reactions, including anaphylaxis, after being stung by the ant.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026