Synonyms of hosing

hosing

verb

present participle of hose, slang

as in squeezing

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

• squeezing
• stinging
• plucking
• hustling
• screwing
• cheating
• sticking
• beating
• doing
• bleeding
• victimizing
• chiseling
• reaming
• shorting
• defrauding
• stiffing
• fleecing
• skinning
• deceiving
• tricking
• gaffing
• swindling
• mulcting
• fiddling
• rooking
• diddling
• conning
• suckering
• bilking
• exploiting
• shortchanging
• shaking down
• fooling
• wrenching
• nobbling
• thimblerigging
• chousing
• cozening
• ripping off
• betraying
• euchring
• clipping
• extorting
• skunking
• doing in
• soaking
• milking
• gouging
• taking for a ride
• wringing
• flimflamming
• taking to the cleaners
• nicking
• wresting
• overcharging
• selling a bill of goods to
• gulling
• duping
• bitching
• roping (in)
• bamboozling
• double-crossing
• fast-talking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hosing

By the afternoon, only a handful of LAFD crew members remained at the site, replaced by private firefighters who had taken over hosing down the building interior. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The expert suggests hosing them with water for a thorough clean as flies can be attracted to lingering food waste, odors, and residues. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

Prevent unwanted weeds from establishing in sidewalk and driveway cracks by hosing out or scraping away dirt and sediment from the cracks. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

This means pressure-washing the deck or hosing down the lawn before laying down your fresh rug. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026

Firefighters were on the street hosing down the burning stacks of e-bikes, the live stream showed, and fire trucks were making their way through showers of sparks from fireworks being lit in the darkening Paris skies. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

Dallas Fire-Rescue also shared photos that showed crews hosing down the charred remains of the complex, where debris and burned wood littered the scene. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Her neighbors stayed in their backyard, hosing down trees as aircrafts continued water dumps. — Sean Emery, Daily News, 18 May 2026

On the night of April 21, Toronto fire crews called time on the stunt, blocking access to the sculpture and hosing it down with warm water, Toronto City News reports. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026