Meaning & use
Hosing
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Watering, washing, or spraying something with a hose; informally, treating someone unfairly or cheating them.
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He spent the afternoon hosing down the driveway after the storm.
Customers felt they were getting hosed by the store's hidden fees.
A note on using this word
In informal American English, 'getting hosed' means being cheated, overcharged, or treated unfairly, quite separate from its literal watering sense.
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2. verb
Informally, to cheat, swindle, or treat someone unfairly.
The mechanic really hosed us on that repair bill.
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