HOSED (DOWN) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hosed (down)

verb

past tense of hose (down)

as in flooded

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The swells flooded parts of the Pacific Coast Highway, forcing the closure of multiple stretches of the road in Huntington Beach.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The town was flooded when the Nova Kakhovka Dam collapsed in 2023.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

Staff said they were barely flooded with water, but were inundated with calls; customers and generations of fans checked in to see whether the market was OK.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Baseball fans who watched the World Series over the last week were inundated with ads for prediction markets like Polymarket, Novig and Kalshi.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of inundated

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Wide swaths of the Southwest were deluged Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel weakened and moved inland, but coastal communities already battered by high surf emerged with less damage than some officials feared.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Parts of the Desert Southwest could be deluged Wednesday as waves of robust monsoonal moisture lift into the region.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of deluged

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Spun from a low-pressure system out of the Pacific Northwest, the rain wet down roadways, cleared the air, and in some places helped tamp down fire danger.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Start by wetting down the concrete to prevent the cleaner from drying too quickly.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of wet down

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The only fans left to make noise were the traveling Laker faithful who showered the road team with cheers at the buzzer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of showered

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Pork lacquered with a sweet, sticky glaze overflowed from the center of the pillowy bun.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Goaltenders Spencer Knight and Arvid Söderblom have tried their best to seal the leaks, but the dam has overflowed early on.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of overflowed

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