All hosing synonyms
hosΒ·ing
H h verb hosing
- defraud β If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- bathe β If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- usually β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- drench β to wet thoroughly; soak.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- misinform β to give false or misleading information to.
- betray β If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- tempt β to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- misrepresent β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- float β to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- wipe β to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- wash up β the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- bathe β If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- sprinkle β to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- dilute β to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- inundate β to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- irrigate β to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- spray β a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- dampen β To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- splash β to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- violate β to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- maltreat β to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- persecute β to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- mistreat β to treat badly or abusively.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- beat up β If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- victimize β to make a victim of.
- scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- submerge β to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- soak β to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- scour β to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
noun hosing
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- blackmail β Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- hoax β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- deceit β Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- shakedown β extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- racket β a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- rip-off β a rent made by ripping; tear.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.