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BEDRAGGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bedraggle mean? 

BEDRAGGLE (verb)
  The verb BEDRAGGLE has 1 sense:

1. make wet and dirty, as from rainplay

  Familiarity information: BEDRAGGLE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEDRAGGLE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make wet and dirty, as from rain

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

bedraggle; draggle

Hypernyms (to "bedraggle" is one way to...):

douse; dowse; drench; soak; sop; souse (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody


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