unclog
[ uhn-klog, -klawg ]
/ ʌnˈklɒg, -ˈklɔg /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), un·clogged, un·clog·ging.
to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
verb (used without object), un·clogged, un·clog·ging.
to become unclogged: I can't wash the dishes until the drain unclogs.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
OTHER WORDS FROM unclog
un·clog·ger, nounWords nearby unclog
Uncle Tom, Uncle Tomism, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Uncle Vanya, uncloak, unclog, unclose, unclosed, unclothe, unclubbable, uncluttered
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for unclog
unclog
/ (ʌnˈklɒɡ) /
verb -clogs, -clogging or -clogged
(tr) to remove an obstruction from (a drain, etc)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012