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

Spray the nest from a distance to reduce the chances of being stung.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
More than 3,100 people have been stung at Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beach so far this year, which is at least double last year's total.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of stung

Verb

Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan's Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Hong’s early capture of the data-center issue, which was not especially ideological, is a good example of how consistently the Party’s much larger traditional wing has been out-hustled.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustled

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Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

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
But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

Silver is now in its fifth straight year of structural deficit, squeezed by solar, electric vehicles, and the hardware powering AI.

— Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Affordability does not improve when Washington adds trillions to the debt while working families are still getting squeezed.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

He was plucked out of retirement to take on the demanding role of helping in the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucked

Verb

Exports were the main driver of growth, with shipments from the country beating expectations for all three months of the quarter.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Bruno Damiani scored his first two goals of the season, 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan had two assists and the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 3-2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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