waterlog

[ waw-ter-lawg, -log, wot-er- ]
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verb (used with object),wa·ter·logged, wa·ter·log·ging.
  1. to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.

  2. to soak, fill, or saturate with water so as to make soggy or useless.

verb (used without object),wa·ter·logged, wa·ter·log·ging.
  1. to become saturated with water.

Origin of waterlog

1
First recorded in 1770–80; apparently back formation from waterlogged

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How to use waterlog in a sentence

  • Be sure to top up the water when it gets low—but don’t waterlog the plant by submerging too much of the base.

  • Two were lateeners, one a schooner, two cutters, and the sixth was the "waterlog."

    The Swan and Her Crew | George Christopher Davies
  • Her name was the Waterlily, but she was facetiously christened and universally called the "waterlog."

    The Swan and Her Crew | George Christopher Davies
  • Frank saw the wisdom of this advice, and as he followed it, the "waterlog" shot forward and gained a little upon the schooner.

    The Swan and Her Crew | George Christopher Davies