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clog  (klôg, klg) 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, usually 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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clog

Verb

[clogging, clogged]

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

2. to encumber

3. to stick in a mass

Noun

a wooden or wooden-soled shoe [origin unknown]

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

Translations

clog [klɔg] n → zueco, chanclo

vt → atascar

vi → atascarse

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clog [klɔg] n → sabot m

vt → boucher, encrasser

vi (also: clog up) → se boucher, s'encrasser

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clog [klɔg] n → Clog m;

(wooden) → Holzschuh m

vt → verstopfen

vi (also: clog up) → verstopfen

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clog [klɔg] n → zoccolo

vt → intasare

vi → intasarsi, bloccarsi

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clog¹

n clog [klog]

1 a shoe made entirely of wood Dutch clogs. klomp حِذاء خَشَبي дървена обувка dřevák træsko der Holzschuh 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 klumpė koka tupele terompah klomp tresko drewniak 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 bota se dřevěnou podrážkou en sko med træsål der Holzschuh τσόκαρο zueco puutallaga king کفشی با کفه چوبی puupohjakenkä socque קַבקַב עֵץ लकड़ी के तले वाले चप्पल, जूते drvena cipela klumpa sepatu kelom klossi zoccolo 木底の靴 나막신 medpadis kurpe ar koka zoli kasut kayu klomp sko med tresåle chodak tamanco sabot сабо drevák cokla klompa träsko, trätoffel รองเท้าไม้ sabo 木底鞋 сабо; стукалка لکڑی کے تلے والا جوتا guốc 木底鞋