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waterlog
[waw-ter-lawg, -log, wot-er-]
verb (used with object)
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)
to become saturated with water.
Word History and Origins
Origin of waterlog1
Example Sentences
Critics say their dams can flood and waterlog fields while the animals themselves can feed on certain agricultural crops and damage trees.
"Beavers can flood and waterlog fields, feed on agricultural crops like maize, as well as damage and fell trees such as cricket bat willow."
Not at Marvel's oversaturation – we passed the waterlog point long ago.
“Waterlog,” narrated with suitably wonkish enthusiasm by Mike Cooper, is Deakin’s account of his pond-hopping exodus, in which he dives headlong into the historical and literary associations of the various moats, canals, lochs, lakes, rivers and springs along his route.
For one thing, the ice cubes could still waterlog your plant if they melt faster than they can be absorbed, she says.
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