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unclog

[uhn-klog, -klawg]
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verb (used with object), un·clogged, un·clog·ging.
  1. to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
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verb (used without object), un·clogged, un·clog·ging.
  1. to become unclogged: I can't wash the dishes until the drain unclogs.
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Origin of unclog

First recorded in 1600–10; un-2 + clog
Related formsun·clog·ger, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for unclog

unclog

verb -clogs, -clogging or -clogged
  1. (tr) to remove an obstruction from (a drain, etc)
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