waterlog
/ˈwɔːtəlɒɡ
/verb (waterlogs, waterlogging, waterlogged) [with object]
Saturate with water; make (something) waterlogged: the open roof allowed rain to waterlog the field...
- One evening of full-fledged rain in April was enough to waterlog the streets.
- He famously told of attempts to waterlog the infield, and even moving the fences in between half-innings.
- They flooded it to waterlog the pitch and cancel the game.
Origin
Mid 18th century (originally in the sense 'make (a ship) unmanageable by flooding'): from water + the verb log1.