clot

[ klot ]

/ klɒt /

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noun

a mass or lump.

a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood.

a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance.

British Informal. blockhead, dolt, clod.

verb (used without object), clot·ted, clot·ting.

to form into clots; coagulate.

verb (used with object), clot·ted, clot·ting.

to cause to clot.

to cover with clots: Carefully aimed snowballs clotted the house.

to cause to become blocked or obscured: to clot the book's narrative with too many characters.

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Origin of clot

before 1000; Middle English; Old English clott lump; cognate with Middle Dutch klotte, German Klotz block, log (cf. klutz)

Related formsde·clot, verb, de·clot·ted, de·clot·ting.non·clot·ting, adjectiveun·clot·ted, adjective

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Examples from the Web for clot

The fear is that thinning the blood further might promote more bleeding rather than decrease the risk of clot enlargement.
Good News for Hillary Clinton’s Health|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Trauma to the leg or to the hips and pelvis might cause a clot, but we were not told of any leg injury.
How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Alternatively, is it possible that the clot in question is one in the lining of the brain that can form after head trauma.
How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Clinton was hospitalized to treat a ‘clot’ Sunday after a recent illness, fainting, and concussion.
How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And maybe her concussion was pretty bad, and she was dizzy and miserable and in bed a lot, and eventually the clot returned.
How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was a clot of seaweed at his wrist, and the soles of his feet and one up-turned palm were grayish and shriveled.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
Phenol at once coagulates into a more or less firm mass or clot.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various
If the clot is removed, the brain may regain its normal contour and its pulsation return.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Do not blow the nose, as this will dislodge any clot which may have formed, and the bleeding will begin again.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts
"I doubt that clot has had time to get any better," he said.
The Right Time|Walter Bupp

British Dictionary definitions for clot

clot

/ (klɒt) /

noun

a soft thick lump or massa clot of blood

British informal a stupid person; fool

verb clots, clotting or clotted

to form or cause to form into a soft thick lump or lumps

Derived Formsclottish, adjective

Word Origin for clot

Old English clott, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch klotte block, lump

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Word Origin and History for clot

clot

Old English clott "a round mass, lump," akin to Dutch kloot "ball," Danish klods "a block, lump," German Klotz "lump, block;" probably related to cleat and clod.

clot

early 15c., from clot (n.). Of fluids from 1590s. Related: Clotted; clotting.

Medicine definitions for clot

clot

[ klŏt ]

n.

A soft, nonrigid, insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels.

v.

To coagulate.

Science definitions for clot

clot

[ klŏt ]

A soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels. During blood clotting, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and various clotting factors interact in a cascade of chemical reactions initiated by a wound. When a body tissue is injured, calcium ions and platelets act on prothrombin to produce the enzyme thrombin. Thrombin then catalyzes the conversion of the protein fibrinogen into fibrin, a fibrous protein that holds the clot together. An abnormal clot inside the blood vessels or the heart (a thrombus or an embolus) can obstruct blood flow.

clot

noun

verb (used without object), clot·ted, clot·ting.

verb (used with object), clot·ted, clot·ting.

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