hosed (down)

verb

Definition of hosed (down)next
past tense of hose (down)
as in flooded

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  1. flooded
  2. inundated
  3. wet down
  4. overflowed
  5. wet
Verb
  • Young South Korean activists have flooded the streets of Seoul this week in massive protests calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In December, 2020, five years into the wildly popular online event, my Instagram and Twitter feeds were flooded with friends showcasing their Spotify data.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooded
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  • More than 250 people were killed as murky waters submerged entire villages, destroyed roads, and inundated dams.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In recent years, we've been inundated with surveys, polls, and questionnaires—they’re all tools used to try and find some clarity amid an increasingly complex world.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of inundated
Verb
  • Once established, the plants shouldn’t need much water, but the crossing will have an irrigation system installed that can be activated to wet down the crossing in the event of a wildfire.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The state agency has carried out precautionary measures, including wetting down potentially at-risk areas with water trucks, placing backup generators at key field division facilities and creating staffing plans to continue managing State Water Project operations remotely upon evacuation.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
Definition of wet down
Verb
  • User forums from this period overflowed with accounts of heartbreak, betrayal, accusations of gaslighting, and anguish.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
  • For more than a week, trash cans overflowed.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of overflowed
Verb
  • Advertisement The Southland remains in high fire season, which could last into the new year without a wetting rainfall, and forecasters say more Santa Ana winds are on the way.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Placing the plant in a dish filled with water allows its roots to soak up the moisture and keep your plant hydrated, without wetting the soil up top, where gnat larvae tend to live.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of wet
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“Hosed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosed%20%28down%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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