coshed; coshing; coshes
Examples of cosh in a Sentence
Verb
He was coshed on the head.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The men had no weapons on them beside their hard rubber coshes—short bludgeons or batons.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Although Napoli spent most of the first half and chunks of the second half under the cosh, Mertens was constantly causing trouble for the Salzburg defenders up the other end.
—SI.com, 23 Oct. 2019
Estranged allies of the BJP have come under the cosh, too, including two prominent figures in Hindu nationalist politics in the state of Maharashtra.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
As a manager, a man who handles himself very well in press conferences, even when under the cosh.
—SI.com, 11 July 2019
After weathering an early barrage from Spurs, United grew into the game and their younger stars stood up to the challenge and had their opponents under the cosh for good spells of the first half and deservedly led at after 45 minutes.
—SI.com, 25 July 2019
The Yellow Submarine were truly under the cosh and would've been thankful to go in all square at the interval.
—SI.com, 13 Jan. 2018
One position the Eagles are reportedly keen on strengthening is in goal, with current number one Wayne Hennessey being viewed as too unreliable, leaving Palace considerably vulnerable when under the cosh.
—SI.com, 29 May 2018
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Noun
Microsoft users are certainly under the security cosh right now, what with new and sneaky 2FA bypass threats, critical Outlook vulnerabilities, high-speed password hacking attacks and warnings for users of Windows 10 all hitting the headlines.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The men had no weapons on them beside their hard rubber coshes—short bludgeons or batons.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Although Napoli spent most of the first half and chunks of the second half under the cosh, Mertens was constantly causing trouble for the Salzburg defenders up the other end.
—SI.com, 23 Oct. 2019
Estranged allies of the BJP have come under the cosh, too, including two prominent figures in Hindu nationalist politics in the state of Maharashtra.
—The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
As a manager, a man who handles himself very well in press conferences, even when under the cosh.
—SI.com, 11 July 2019
After weathering an early barrage from Spurs, United grew into the game and their younger stars stood up to the challenge and had their opponents under the cosh for good spells of the first half and deservedly led at after 45 minutes.
—SI.com, 25 July 2019
The Yellow Submarine were truly under the cosh and would've been thankful to go in all square at the interval.
—SI.com, 13 Jan. 2018
One position the Eagles are reportedly keen on strengthening is in goal, with current number one Wayne Hennessey being viewed as too unreliable, leaving Palace considerably vulnerable when under the cosh.
—SI.com, 29 May 2018
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“Cosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosh. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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