unclog

[uhn-klog, -klawg]

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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.

Origin of unclog

First recorded in 1600–10; un-² + clog

Related formsun·clog·ger, noun

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Related Words for unclog

clarify, erase, open, eliminate, free, ameliorate, disentangle, loosen, unloose, tidy, sweep, extricate, unblock, refine, vacate, rid, cleanse, brighten, untie, lighten

British Dictionary definitions for unclog

unclog

verb -clogs, -clogging or -clogged

(tr) to remove an obstruction from (a drain, etc)

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