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See more synonyms for clog on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), clogged, clog·ging. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain. to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: Cars clogged the highway. to encumber; hamper; hinder. Show More
verb (used without object), clogged, clog·ging. to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up. to stick; stick together. to do a clog dance . Show More
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like. a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance . a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement. clog dance . British Dialect a thick piece of wood. Show More
Origin of clog 1350–1400; Middle English, of uncertain origin
Related forms clog·gi·ly , adverb clog·gi·ness , noun clog·gy , adjective an·ti·clog·ging , adjective o·ver·clog , verb (used with object), o·ver·clogged, o·ver·clog·ging. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for clog plug ,
obstruct ,
congest ,
choke ,
impede ,
seal ,
hamper ,
fill ,
encumbrance ,
blockade ,
snag ,
obstruction ,
drag ,
impediment ,
burden ,
hindrance ,
bar ,
block ,
impedance ,
jam Examples from the Web for clog Contemporary Examples of clog Historical Examples of clog He dragged off the trap and its clog , and went clanking up the mountain.
It seemed to clog the ears, and made breathing a deeper exercise.
Then there was the clog of his body, another separate thing.
Without such a box, the sediment will be carried into and may clog the drain.
He'll haul the clog along, but he won't get many miles with it.
British Dictionary definitions for clog verb clogs , clogging or clogged to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter (tr) to encumber; hinder; impede (tr) to fasten a clog or impediment to (an animal, such as a horse) (intr) to adhere or stick in a mass slang (in soccer) to foul (an opponent) Show More
any of various wooden or wooden-soled shoes (as modifier ) clog dance a heavy block, esp of wood, fastened to the leg of a person or animal to impede motion something that impedes motion or action; hindrance pop one's clogs slang to die Show More
Derived Forms cloggy , adjective clogginess , noun Word Origin for clog C14 (in the sense: block of wood): of unknown origin
verb clogs , clogging or clogged to use a photo-enabled mobile phone to take a photograph of (someone) and send it to a website without his or her knowledge or consent Show More
Derived Forms clogging , noun Word Origin for clog C21: c(amera) + log
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Word Origin and History for clog n. early 14c., clogge "a lump of wood," origin unknown. Also used in Middle English of large pieces of jewelry and large testicles. Cf. Norwegian klugu "knotty log of wood." Meaning "anything that impedes action" is from 1520s. The sense of "wooden-soled shoe" is first recorded late 14c.; they were used as overshoes until the introduction of rubbers c.1840. Originally all wood (hence the name), later wooden soles with leather uppers for the front of the foot only. Later revived in fashion (c.1970), primarily for women. Clog-dancing is attested from 1863.
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v. late 14c., "hinder," originally by fastening a block of wood to something, from clog (n.). Meaning "choke up with extraneous matter" is 17c. Related: Clogged ; clogging .
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