clog

clog

(klôg, klŏg)

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.

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

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	clogged - thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together" clotted thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	2.	clogged - stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" choked obstructed - shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"
	3.	clogged - loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden encumbered - loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load; "a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling; "a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"; "an encumbered estate"

Translations

clogged

adj (fam) obstruido, bloqueado, tapado (fam)