clog
[ klog, klawg ]
/ klɒg, klɔg /
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verb (used with object), clogged, clog·ging.
verb (used without object), clogged, clog·ging.
noun
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Origin of clog
1350–1400; Middle English, of uncertain origin
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British Dictionary definitions for clog (1 of 2)
clog1
/ (klɒɡ) /
verb clogs, clogging or clogged
noun
Derived forms of clog
cloggy, adjectiveclogginess, nounWord Origin for clog
C14 (in the sense: block of wood): of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for clog (2 of 2)
clog2
/ (klɒɡ) /
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
Derived forms of clog
clogging, nounWord Origin for clog
C21: c(amera) + log
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