waterlog

wa·ter·log

transitive verb \-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\

Definition of WATERLOG

: to make waterlogged

Examples of WATERLOG

1. <the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire>

Origin of WATERLOG

back-formation from waterlogged

First Known Use: 1779

Related to WATERLOG

Synonyms

bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wash, water, wet, water-soak, wet down

Antonyms

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

Related Words

asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle; deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice; dip, duck, dunk; rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry; drip-dry, wring; dehumidify

Rhymes with WATERLOG

analog, analogue, antilog, apologue, catalog, decalogue, demagogue, dialogue, epilogue, golliwog, homologue, leopard frog, monologue, mummichog, mystagogue, nouvelle vague, pedagogue, pollywog, semilog, sinologue, synagogue, Taganrog, theologue, travelogue