hosed
Sprayed with water
Hosed is informal slang meaning defeated, ruined, or put in a hopeless situation.
If you get hosed, you've been cheated or treated unfairly: We got totally hosed on that deal.
The word also describes being drunk or, in computing, a system that's completely broken and unrecoverable.
The server is hosed—we'll have to reinstall everything.
The underlying image is of being blasted with a fire hose, overwhelmed by force you can't resist.
Having lost a contest
- trouncedDefeated decisively
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
demolished · thrashed · routed · wrecked · screwed · ruined · sunk · finished
Thoroughly wet throughout
- sprayedEmitted in fine drops
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- wetSaturated with liquid
drenched · doused · blasted · squirted · splashed · showered · rinsed · misted
Water-dispersing lawn fixture
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- spigotLiquid flow controller
- faucetValve controlling water flow
- soakerHeavy prolonged rain
irrigation · gardening · lawn · flowers · vegetables · planting · watering · spray
Hydrant-connected extinguishing conduit
- hydrantStreet-side water outlet
- pumperTruck carrying water hoses
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- pressureForce upon contact
waterjet · fireground · apparatus · spray · dousing · blaze · flames · extinguish
Cheated through deception
- swindledDeceived for gain
- connedDeceived for gain
- fleecedDefrauded of money
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
duped · bilked · stiffed · shortchanged · overcharged · gouged · hustled · bamboozled
beaten
Having lost a contest
annihilated · demolished · thrashed · routed · wrecked · screwed · ruined · sunk · finished · toast
soaked
Thoroughly wet throughout
wet · drenched · doused · blasted · squirted · splashed · showered · rinsed · misted · spattered
sprinkler
Water-dispersing lawn fixture
soaker · irrigation · gardening · lawn · flowers · vegetables · planting · watering · spray · attachment
firehose
Hydrant-connected extinguishing conduit
pressure · waterjet · fireground · apparatus · spray · dousing · blaze · flames · extinguish · suppression
scammed
Cheated through deception
defrauded · duped · bilked · stiffed · shortchanged · overcharged · gouged · hustled · bamboozled · gypped
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- botchedbotched, bungled, messed up, screwed up, fouled up
hosedvictorious
Having achieved triumph
winning · lucky · blessed · successful · triumphant
hosedcompensated
Paid for service rendered
hooked up · taken care of · rewarded · looked after · helped
hosedworking
In active function
functional · fixed · operational · repaired · running
- garden hoseyard irrigation tube
- fire hoseFlexible water conduit for emergencies
- hose downWash by spraying water
- water hoseFlexible tube for spraying
- panty hoseSheer nylon leg garments
- rubber hoseFlexible hollow cylinder