clog
verb (used with object)
to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
clogged
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past participleof clog.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clog.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clogverb (used with object)to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
Example Sentences
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“At first, I heard it was clogged arteries. Because he did have clogged arteries. He had a problem with that,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The pavements of Hanoi's wide boulevards and narrow lanes have long been clogged with bustling food stalls, weaving scooters, and crowds of coffee and beer drinkers sitting on low plastic stools.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
It’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, whose maddening play once clogged up the text chains of grumpy Knicks fans, but now feel like family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
There are now so many jellyfish that power plants around the world have been shut down when hundreds of thousands of the creatures have clogged their seawater cooling systems.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
