waterlog
To saturate with waterTo saturate with water.
» The ground was waterlogged after several days of rain.
patgfisher · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To saturate with water.
wässern, unter Wasser setzen, volllaufen lassen
(transitive)To make (a boat) heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding it with water.
Examples
3 sentencesThe ground was waterlogged after several days of rain.
The ball skipped off the waterlogged pitch.
The match was called off because of a waterlogged pitch.
deDas Spiel wurde wegen eines durchnässten Platzes abgesagt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
waterlogs, waterlogging, waterlogged, waterlogged| Base form | waterlog · to waterlog |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | waterlogs |
| Present participle | waterlogging |
| Past simple | waterlogged |
| Past participle | waterlogged |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.