clot

[klot]

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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.

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

Contemporary Examples

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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples

If you move about much you're likely to unsettle the clot and start it again.
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters
Charles Henry Lerrigo
It will, after a time, turn sour, separating like blood into clot and serum.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2
John Tyndall
A clot of mud caught the knight on the side of his bullet head.
Long Will
Florence Converse
When the clot has separated, it is picked out with a needle, leaving the serum.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis
James Campbell Todd
In short, the play is one clot of blood from beginning to end.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II
Various

British Dictionary definitions for clot

clot

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

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

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Word Origin and History for clot

n.

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.

v.

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

clot in Medicine

clot

(klŏt)

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

To coagulate.

clot in Science

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.

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Examples from the Web for clot

Contemporary Examples

The fear is that thinning the blood further might promote more bleeding rather than decrease the risk of clot enlargement.

Trauma to the leg or to the hips and pelvis might cause a clot, but we were not told of any leg injury.

Alternatively, is it possible that the clot in question is one in the lining of the brain that can form after head trauma.

Clinton was hospitalized to treat a ‘clot’ Sunday after a recent illness, fainting, and concussion.

And maybe her concussion was pretty bad, and she was dizzy and miserable and in bed a lot, and eventually the clot returned.

Historical Examples

If you move about much you're likely to unsettle the clot and start it again.

It will, after a time, turn sour, separating like blood into clot and serum.

A clot of mud caught the knight on the side of his bullet head.

When the clot has separated, it is picked out with a needle, leaving the serum.

In short, the play is one clot of blood from beginning to end.

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Word Origin and History for clot

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