waterlog
[waw-ter-lawg, -log, wot-er-]
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verb (used with object), wa·ter·logged, wa·ter·log·ging.
to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
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.
to become saturated with water.
RELATED WORDS
drench, sprinkle, dampen, soak, saturate, wash, wet, squirt, steam, rinse, permeate, impregnate, suffuse, pervade, douse, infuse, penetrate, imbue, steep, immerse
Nearby words
- waterless,
- waterless cooker,
- waterlessly,
- waterline,
- waterlocked,
- waterlogged,
- waterloo,
- waterloo, battle of,
- waterman,
- watermanship
Origin of waterlog
First recorded in 1770–80; apparently back formation from waterlogged
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Examples from the Web for waterlogging
The English engineers in the main retained the faulty Moghal alignment, and waterlogging of the worst description developed.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone DouieWaterlogging is a great evil and accounts for the terrible epidemics of fever, which have occurred from time to time.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone Douie
waterlog
1779, from water (n.1) + log (n.); the notion is of "reduce to a log-like condition."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper