hosing (Meaning)
hosing
to spray, water, or wash with a hose, stocking, sock, to fire automatic weapons at, to deprive of something due or expected, a close-fitting garment covering the legs and waist worn by men in about 1600, a flexible tube for carrying fluid, a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot, short breeches reaching to the knee, short pants reaching to the knee, a close-fitting garment covering the legs and waist that is usually attached to a doublet by points, a flexible tube for conveying fluids (as from a faucet or hydrant)
Synonyms & Antonyms of hosing
Synonyms:
- nobbling
- euchring
- fooling
- milking
- chiselling
- swindling
- shorting
- ripping off
- bilking
- extorting
- wrenching
- rooking
- skinning
- cozening
- doing in
- reaming
- soaking
- fleecing
- shortchanging
- chousing
- betraying
- skunking
- victimizing
- exploiting
- deceiving
- bleeding
- diddling
- tricking
- clipping
- thimblerigging
- chiseling
- shaking down
- defrauding
- mulcting
- stiffing
- gaffing
- suckering
- fiddling
- conning
hosing Sentence Examples
- The firefighters extinguished the flames by hosing down the burning building.
- The gardener meticulously hosed the lawn to keep it lush and green.
- The zookeepers hosed the elephants to cool them down during the summer heat.
- The owner hosed the car to remove the accumulated dirt and grime.
- The children played in the sprinklers, getting hosed by the spraying water.
- The plumber used a hose to connect the sink to the water supply.
- The farmer hosed the cattle to clean them before the show.
- The police used water cannons to hose down protesters blocking the road.
- The construction workers hosed down the new pavement to settle and harden it.
- The crew hosed the ship's deck to prepare it for painting.
FAQs About the word hosing
to spray, water, or wash with a hose, stocking, sock, to fire automatic weapons at, to deprive of something due or expected, a close-fitting garment covering th
screwing, stinging, beating, hustling, cheating,squeezing, plucking, sticking, doing, nobbling
No antonyms found.
The firefighters extinguished the flames by hosing down the burning building.
The gardener meticulously hosed the lawn to keep it lush and green.
The zookeepers hosed the elephants to cool them down during the summer heat.
The owner hosed the car to remove the accumulated dirt and grime.
