HOSED (DOWN) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hosed (down)

verb

past tense of hose (down)

as in flooded

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Streets on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach were flooded with at least a foot of water during high tide, with the police department advising residents and motorists to avoid the area.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 razed neighborhoods in Mississippi, flooded New Orleans and killed nearly 1,400 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of flooded

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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
In mid-August, Hurricane Lala deluged eastern Hawaii’s Big Island with feet of rain, triggering severe flooding.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 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 Fort Worth list indicates restaurants mostly downtown, the Shops at Clearfork and a few sprinkled in the Stockyards.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
The songs, contemporary pop sprinkled with disco pixie dust, are of a piece with the tone of Benanti’s self-skewering comedy.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

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Prosecutors also described a recliner where Hastert often sat in the locker room with a direct view of the stalls where the boys showered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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