clog

clog

clog

 (klôg, klŏg)

n.

1. An obstruction or hindrance.

2. A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement.

3. A heavy, traditionally wooden-soled shoe.

v. clogged, clog·ging, clogs

v.tr.

1. To obstruct movement on or in; block up: Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.

2. To hamper the function or activity of; impede: "attorneys clogging our courts with actions designed to harass state and local governments" (Roslyn L. Anderson and Patricia L. Irvin).

v.intr.

1. To become obstructed or choked up: The pipes had clogged with rust.

2. To thicken or stick together; clot.

3. To do a clog dance.

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[Middle English, block attached to an animal's leg.]

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clog

(klɒɡ)

vb, clogs, clogging or clogged

1. to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter

2. (tr) to encumber; hinder; impede

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to fasten a clog or impediment to (an animal, such as a horse)

4. (intr) to adhere or stick in a mass

5. (Soccer) slang (in soccer) to foul (an opponent)

6. (Rugby) slang (in soccer) to foul (an opponent)

n

7. (Clothing & Fashion)

a. any of various wooden or wooden-soled shoes

b. (as modifier): clog dance.

8. a heavy block, esp of wood, fastened to the leg of a person or animal to impede motion

9. something that impedes motion or action; hindrance

10. pop one's clogs slang to die

[C14 (in the sense: block of wood): of unknown origin]

ˈcloggy adj

ˈclogginess n

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clog

(klɒɡ)

vb, clogs, clogging or clogged

(Telecommunications) to use a photo-enabled mobile phone to take a photograph of (someone) and send it to a website without his or her knowledge or consent

[C21: c(amera) + log]

ˈclogging n

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clog

(klɒg, klɔg)

v. clogged, clog•ging,
n. v.t.

1. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.

2. to crowd excessively; overfill: Cars clogged the highway.

3. to encumber; hamper; hinder.

v.i.

4. to become clogged or choked up.

5. to stick; stick together.

6. to do a clog dance.

n.

7. anything that impedes movement; encumbrance or hindrance.

8. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, or rubber.

[1350–1400; Middle English; of uncertain orig.]

clog′gi•ly, adv.

clog′gi•ness, n.

clog′gy, adj.

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clog

Past participle: clogged
Gerund: clogging

Imperative

clog

clog

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clog - footwear usually with wooden soles   geta, patten, sabot footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet
	2.	clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction hinderance, hindrance, preventative, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, hitch - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
	3.	clog - a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps clog dance, clog dancing tap dance, tap dancing - a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
Verb	1.	clog - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke gum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up" obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up" choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" unclog - become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"
	2.	clog - dance a clog dance dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	3.	clog - impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed" constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold back
	4.	clog - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" constipate slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
	5.	clog - coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" clot coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together
	6.	clog - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" overload fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

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clog

verb obstruct, block, jam, hamper, hinder, impede, bung, stop up, dam up, occlude, congest The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.

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clog

noun

Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:

bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall.

verb

To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:

block, choke, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop.

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Translations

حِذاء خَشَبيحِذاءٌ ذو نَعْلٍ خَشَبيقَبْقَابيَسُدًّ، يَنْسَدُّ

dřevákucpatzacpatbota se dřevěnou podrážkou

træskoen sko med træsålfyldespærrestoppe

Holzschuhverstopfen

τσόκαρο

zuecochanclo

puukenkä

sabotsocquebouchergalocheraccommoder

klompa

klumpa

klossiklossi, tréskórstíflaîur

ostacolarezoccolo

木靴

나막신

aizsērētkoka tupelekurpe ar koka zoli

klomp

treskobli sperretsko med tresåle

kłoda

entupirtamanco

сабо

drevákzapchať

träsko

รองเท้าไม้

sabotahta ayakkabıtakunyatıka mak

chiếc guốc

木屐木底鞋阻塞障碍

clog

[klɒg]

A. N → zueco m, chanclo m

B. VT (also clog up) [+ pipe, drain, machine, mechanism] → atascar

C. VI (also clog up) → atascarse

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clog

[ˈklɒg]

n (= shoe) → sabot m
to pop one's clogs (British) → casser sa pipe

vt

[+ pores] → boucher; [+ arteries] → obstruer

[+ roads] → remplir

[+ drains] → boucher

clog up

vi → se boucher, s'encrasser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clog

n (= shoe) → Holzschuh m; clogs pl (modern) → Clogs pl; clog dance → Holzschuhtanz m; to pop one’s clogs (Brit inf) → den Löffel abgeben (inf)

vt (also clog up) pipe, drain etc → verstopfen; mechanism, wheels → blockieren; clogged with traffic → verstopft

vi (also clog up, pipe etc) → verstopfen; (mechanism etc) → blockiert werden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clog

[klɒg]

1. n → zoccolo

2. vt (also clog up) (pipe, drain) → ostruire, intasare; (machine, mechanism) → bloccare

3. vi (also clog up) → intasarsi, bloccarsi

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clog¹

(klog) noun

1. a shoe made entirely of wood. Dutch clogs. klomp حِذاء خَشَبي дървена обувка tamanco dřevák der Holzschuh træsko ξυλοπάπουτσο zueco puuking کفش چوبی puukenkä sabot קַבקַב עֵץ पूरी तरह लकड़ी से बने हुए जूते klada facipő sepatu kayu klossi, tréskór zoccolo 木靴 나막신 klumpė koka tupele terompah klomptresko drewniak دروندشى چه دخو ځيدو مخه نيسى: مانع: درنې څپلۍ چه تلى يى عموماً دلرګو وىدلرګى ټوټه tamanco sabot деревянный башмак drevák cokla klompa träsko รองเท้าไม้ tahta ayakkabı 木屐 дерев'яний черевик لکڑی کا جوتا ، کھڑاؤں chiếc guốc 木屐

2. a shoe with a wooden sole. houtskoen حِذاءٌ ذو نَعْلٍ خَشَبي обувка с дървена подметка tamanco bota se dřevěnou podrážkou der Holzschuh en sko med træsål τσόκαροzueco puutallaga king کفشی با کفه چوبی hollannikas socque קַבקַב עֵץ लकड़ी के तले वाले चप्पल, जूते drvena cipela klumpa sepatu kelom klossi zoccolo 木底の靴 바닥이 나무로 된 신 medpadis kurpe ar koka zoli kasut kayu klompsko med tresålechodak دروندشى چه دخو ځيدو مخه نيسى: مانع: درنې څپلۍ چه تلى يى عموماً دلرګو وىدلرګى ټوټه tamanco sabot сабо drevák cokla klompa träsko, trätoffel รองเท้าพื้นไม้ sabo 木底鞋 сабо; стукалка لکڑی کے تلے والا جوتا guốc 木底鞋

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clog²

(klog) – past tense past participle clogged – (often with up)

to make or become blocked. The drain is clogged (up) with hair. blok, geblokkeer يَسُدًّ، يَنْسَدُّ запушвам (се) entupir ucpat (se), zacpat verstopfen spærre; stoppe; fylde βουλώνωobstruir, atascar ummistama, ummistuma مسدود کردن؛ بند آوردن tukkeutua boucher, bloquer לִסתוֹם अवरूद्ध होना spriječiti eldugul menyumbat stíflaður intasare, ostruire つまらせる 막히게 하다 už(si)kimšti aizsērēt trsumbat verstoppen, verstopt raken tette igjen, bli fylt/sperret zatykać się بندیدل entupir a (se) astupa засорять zapchať (sa) zamašiti (se) zapušiti täppa till (igen) อุดตัน tıkamak (使)阻塞 засмічувати(ся) رکا ہوا ، بند bị bít kín 障碍，阻塞

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clog

→ قَبْقَاب dřevák træsko Holzschuh τσόκαρο zueco puukenkä sabot klompa zoccolo 木靴 나막신 klomp tresko kłoda tamanco сабо träsko รองเท้าไม้ takunya chiếc guốc 木屐

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