Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stung
• hustled
• cheated
• screwed
• squeezed
• plucked
• stuck
• beat
• bled
• did
• rooked
• fleeced
• tricked
• reamed
• shorted
• swindled
• suckered
• victimized
• conned
• deceived
• skunked
• diddled
• skinned
• fiddled
• defrauded
• stiffed
• chiseled
• shortchanged
• nobbled
• mulcted
• exploited
• wrenched
• bilked
• cozened
• euchred
• shook down
• fooled
• gaffed
• flimflammed
• choused
• ripped off
• did in
• betrayed
• thimblerigged
• clipped
• gouged
• soaked
• extorted
• sold a bill of goods to
• nicked
• milked
• took to the cleaners
• took for a ride
• wrung
• wrested
• overcharged
• gulled
• duped
• bitched
• roped (in)
• bamboozled
• double-crossed
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

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