- waterlogged
- wa|ter|logged [ `wɔtər,lɔgd ] adjectivewaterlogged ground is too wet to walk on or play sports ona. used about clothes and other things that are extremely wet
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
waterlogged
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waterlogged — [adj] saturated dank, drenched, dripping, drowned, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, wet, wringingwet; concept 603 … New thesaurus
waterlogged — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ saturated with or full of water. ORIGIN from archaic waterlog «make a ship unmanageable by flooding», from WATER(Cf. ↑waterless) + LOG(Cf. ↑logging) … English terms dictionary
waterlogged — [wôt′ərlôgd΄] adj. 1. soaked or filled with water so as to be almost awash, and heavy and sluggish in movement: said of boats or floating objects 2. soaked with water; swampy or spongy … English World dictionary
waterlogged — wa|ter|logged [ˈwo:təlɔgd US ˈwo:tərlo:gd, ˈwa: , la:gd] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: water + log to cause to become like a log (17 20 centuries)] 1.) a waterlogged area of land is flooded with water and cannot be used waterlogged ground/soil ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
waterlogged — adjective Etymology: 1water + log to accumulate in the hold Date: circa 1776 1. so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage < waterlogged boats > 2. saturated with water < waterlogged soil > … New Collegiate Dictionary
waterlogged — /waw teuhr lawgd , logd , wot euhr /, adj. 1. so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship. 2. excessively saturated with or as if with water: waterlogged ground; waterlogged with fatigue. [1760 70; WATER + LOG1… … Universalium
waterlogged — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)lɒgd, AM lɔːgd[/t]] also water logged ADJ GRADED Something such as soil or land that is waterlogged is so wet that it cannot absorb any more water, so that a layer of water remains on its surface. The match between Brighton and… … English dictionary
waterlogged — adjective 1 an area that is waterlogged is flooded with water and cannot be used 2 a boat that is waterlogged is full of water and could soon sink … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waterlogged — wa·ter·logged .lägd adj EDEMATOUS <the scrotum and abdominal wall become waterlogged (R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb)> … Medical dictionary
waterlogged — adj. Waterlogged is used with these nouns: ↑pitch, ↑soil … Collocations dictionary
