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

Other words from unclog

un·clog·ger, noun

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How to use unclog in a sentence

This can be avoided by using a tool or a stick to unclog the machine.
Best snow blowers for elderly people in 2022 | Brandon Russell | September 19, 2022 | Popular-Science
It’s good politics to unclog a political drain, and proximity makes things pressing.
In Defense of the Poorly Named August Recess | Philip Elliott | August 1, 2022 | Time
A recession looms if the global economy doesn’t catch some breaks in the form of unclogging supply chains, extra production of oil and gas, or a deal to let Ukraine export more wheat.
✦ Did we waste the era of low interest rates? | Tim Fernholz | June 25, 2022 | Quartz
This is like if you took a coat hanger and instead of straightening it out to fetch a blueberry, you twisted it into a hook to unclog a drain.
Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper? | Avery Elizabeth Hurt | October 18, 2021 | Science News For Students
The commercial pipeline that each year brings $1 trillion worth of toys, clothing, electronics and furniture from Asia to the United States is clogged and no one knows how to unclog it.
Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain | David J. Lynch | September 30, 2021 | Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for unclog

unclog

/ (ʌnˈklɒɡ) /

verb-clogs, -clogging or -clogged

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

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