# Worked

> Being punished hard by a wave or a set.

**What "worked" means in surfing:** Being punished hard by a wave or a set.

**Example:** "I got worked on the first one."

**Category:** Wipeouts

## Related words

- [Hold-down](https://surfslang.com/hold-down): Being held underwater by a wave after a wipeout.
- [Washing machine](https://surfslang.com/washing-machine): Being tumbled around underwater after a wipeout like laundry on spin.
- [Clean-up set](https://surfslang.com/clean-up-set): A set bigger than the others that breaks further out than everyone is sitting and washes the whole lineup towards the beach.

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Source: [Worked](https://surfslang.com/worked) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt