Clog Definition & Meaning

clog
noun
  1. footwear usually with wooden soles
  2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
  3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
verb
  1. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
  2. dance a clog dance
  3. impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
  4. impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
  5. coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots"
  6. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"

Synonyms for clog

choke noun

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate

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clot noun

a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

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congest verb

become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

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foul adj

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease

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geta noun

footwear usually with wooden soles

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overload noun

an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power an excessive burden become overloaded

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patten noun

footwear usually with wooden soles

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sabot noun

a shoe carved from a single block of wood footwear usually with wooden soles

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"Clog" in song lyrics

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  • "Your strategy apalls with a subordinate clog"
    Compton's Most Wanted — I Give Up Nuthin
  • "toilet clog"
    AOL — AOL
  • "keen providence clog"
    AOL — AOL

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Frequently asked questions

What does clog mean?
footwear usually with wooden soles any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" dance a clog dance impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed" impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations
What part of speech is clog?
Clog is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does clog have?
Clog has 9 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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