hosing

[hoh-zing]

noun

Slang.

1. an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.

2. an act or instance of being attacked or defeated decisively; drubbing.

   Small investors took a hosing in the recent stock-market decline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hosing¹

hose + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Two workers were loading equipment onto trucks and a third was hosing the fresh cement that will sit under a new house.

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He worked six days a week, hosing down cars, soaping them up and vacuuming inside.

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Several residents were hosing away what appeared to be bloodstains from a few spots on the street, sidewalks and nearby lawns.

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Jolie’s father and Nema spent the night of the fire hosing down the house in an attempt to ward off the flames.

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Some have hired professional remediation firms while others are throwing out damaged toys and furniture, scrubbing walls and hosing down playground equipment themselves in the hopes of being able to welcome children back.

From Los Angeles Times

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• sham