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    clog

    clog - Dictionary definition and meaning for word clog

    Definition
    (noun) footwear usually with wooden soles
    Synonyms : geta , patten , sabot
    Definition
    (noun) any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction Definition
    (noun) a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
    Synonyms : clog dance , clog dancing
    Definition
    (verb) become or cause to become obstructed
    Synonyms : back up , choke , choke off , clog up , congest , foul
    Example Sentence
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up
    Definition
    (verb) dance a clog dance Definition
    (verb) impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
    Example Sentence
    • horses were clogged until they were tamed
    Definition
    (verb) impede with a clog or as if with a clog
    Synonyms : constipate
    Example Sentence
    • The market is being clogged by these operations
    • My mind is constipated today
    Definition
    (verb) coalesce or unite in a mass
    Synonyms : clot
    Example Sentence
    • Blood clots
    Definition
    (verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired
    Synonyms : overload
    Example Sentence
    • Fear clogged her mind
    • The story was clogged with too many details
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for clog

clog seems pretty like block which implies the blockage like the narrow streets was cogged by the traffic jam


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text: elephant is a clever clog
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