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
  • In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of flooded
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  • Soon after, Adams and the owners were inundated with requests for shorts repping other neighborhoods, like Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Worldwide, drought and heat have sparked a series of unprecedented fires, and floods have inundated vast regions.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of inundated
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  • 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
  • Once the French Broad River, which flows through Asheville, and its subsidiaries overflowed, the water rushed into nearby neighborhoods within minutes.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s major highways collapsed, cutting off communities; floods slung mud and muck into buildings.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of overflowed
Verb
  • The iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ is a versatile robot vacuum and mop that effectively cleans a variety of surfaces without wetting carpets, thanks to its retractable mop.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Yes How to use: After dampening the face and applying cleanser, wet the Foreo device and turn it on using the universal button.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of wet
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