clog

[klog, klawg]

verb (used with object)

clogged, clogging 

1. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.

   to clog a drain.

2. to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill.

   Cars clogged the highway.

3. to encumber; hamper; hinder.

   Synonyms: fetter, trammel, impede

verb (used without object)

clogged, clogging 

1. to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.

2. to stick; stick together.

3. to do a clog dance.

noun

1. anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.

2. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.

3. a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.

4. a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.

5. clog dance.

6. British Dialect.,  a thick piece of wood.

clog

¹

/ klɒɡ /

verb

1. to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter

2. (tr) to encumber; hinder; impede

3. (tr) to fasten a clog or impediment to (an animal, such as a horse)

4. (intr) to adhere or stick in a mass

5. slang,  (in soccer) to foul (an opponent)

noun

1. 1. any of various wooden or wooden-soled shoes

   2. ( as modifier )

      clog dance

2. a heavy block, esp of wood, fastened to the leg of a person or animal to impede motion

3. something that impedes motion or action; hindrance

4. slang,  to die

clog

²

/ klɒɡ /

verb

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• cloggily adverb
• clogginess noun
• cloggy adjective
• anticlogging adjective
• overclog verb (used with object)
• clogging noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clog¹

1350–1400; Middle English, of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of clog¹

C14 (in the sense: block of wood): of unknown origin

Origin of clog²

C21: _c(amera) + _log

Example Sentences

Toilets backed up and sinks clogged for days.

From Los Angeles Times

"It clogs up all that invertebrate life on the bed of the river and it means the fish are not getting the food they require."

From BBC

I doubt the Kremlin will be quaking in its clogs over such an answer.

From BBC

He’s also grabbed some clogs — not to wear but to look at — and he notes that his wife “hates them,” but he’s happily in awe of the pair.

From Los Angeles Times

“Just having him right there, clogging the hole, like taking on two, three sometimes,” Young said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• choke 
• congest 
• fill 
• hamper 
• impede 
• obstruct 
• plug 
• seal