Clog - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klɑːɡ|  American pronunciation of the word clog
Brit.  |klɒɡ|  British pronunciation of the word clog

noun

- footwear usually with wooden soles (syn: patten, sabot)
- any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
- a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

verb

- become or cause to become obstructed (syn: back up, choke, choke off, congest, foul)
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
- dance a clog dance
- impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
horses were clogged until they were tamed
- impede with a clog or as if with a clog (syn: constipate)
The market is being clogged by these operations
- coalesce or unite in a mass (syn: clot)
- fill to excess so that function is impaired (syn: overload)
Fear clogged her mind
The story was clogged with too many details

Extra examples

There's a clog in the kitchen sink.

The sink was clogged by dirt and grease.

The drain clogs easily because the opening is so small.

Excessive taxation has been clogging the market.

The well was clogged up with leaves.

Within a few years the pipes began to clog up.

Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease.

The water won't go down, I think the pipe must be clogged up.

It was a speech clogged with clichés.

The leaves clog our drains in the Fall

The market is being clogged by these operations

Fear clogged her mind

The story was clogged with too many details

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: clog
he/she/it: clogs
present participle: clogging
past tense: clogged
past participle: clogged
noun
singular: clog
plural: clogs
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