All hosing synonyms
hosΒ·ing
H h verb hosing
- take out β the act of taking.
- gip β Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- pull a fast one β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- illude β to deceive or trick.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- bend the rules β to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
- stack the cards β to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
- brush up β If you brush up something or brush up on it, you practise it or improve your knowledge of it.
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- do the dishes β do the washing up, wash the dishes
- take a bath β a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath.
- sodden β soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated.
- cut up β If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- mess up β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- rough up β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- shake up β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- bang up β When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
- bung up β a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- victimise β to make a victim of.
- expel β Deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.
- eject β Force or throw (something) out, typically in a violent or sudden way.
- information β knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- entice β Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- enmesh β Cause to become entangled in something.
- ensnare β Catch in or as in a trap.
- entangle β Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
- baptise β to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- moist β moderately or slightly wet; damp.
noun hosing
- con game β a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- dirty pool β unethical, unfair, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
- double-cross β to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- shell game β a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups.
- snow job β an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration.
- fast one β a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- bill of goods β a list of items for sale, consignment, shipment, etc
- flattery β the act of flattering.
- scam β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- smoke and mirrors β (used with a singular or plural verb) something that distorts or blurs facts, figures, etc., like a magic or conjuring trick; artful deception.
- song and dance β a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
- conning β to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone).
- ripoff β an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle.
- the business β If you say that someone or something is the business, you mean that they are the best of their kind.
- extortion β The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
- misrepresentation β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.