clot

clot  (klt)

n.

1. A thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood.

2. A clump, mass, or lump, as of clay.

3. A compact group: a clot of automobiles blocking the tunnel's entrance.

v. clot·ted, clot·ting, clots

v.intr.

To form into a clot or clots; coagulate.

v.tr.

1. To cause to form into a clot or clots. See Synonyms at coagulate.

2. To fill or cover with or as if with clots.

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[Middle English, from Old English clott, lump.]

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clot

Noun

1. a soft thick lump formed from liquid

2. Informal a stupid person

Verb

[clotting, clotted]

to form soft thick lumps [Old English clott]

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clot  (klt)

A soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels. During blood clotting, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and various clotting factors interact in a cascade of chemical reactions initiated by a wound. When a body tissue is injured, calcium ions and platelets act on prothrombin to produce the enzyme thrombin. Thrombin then catalyzes the conversion of the protein fibrinogen into fibrin, a fibrous protein that holds the clot together. An abnormal clot inside the blood vessels or the heart (a thrombus or an embolus) can obstruct blood flow.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clot - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid coagulum chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump, ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" thrombus - a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin embolus - an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
Verb	1.	clot - change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood" coagulate change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" curdle - turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
	2.	clot - cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state coagulate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	clot - turn into curds; "curdled milk" clabber, curdle change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	4.	clot - coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" clog coalesce - fuse or cause to grow together

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clot

verb congeal, thicken, curdle, coalesce, jell, coagulate

Translations

clot [klɔt] n (gen) (also: blood clot) → embolia;

(col) (= idiot); imbécil m/f

vi [blood] → coagularse

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clot [klɔt] n (of blood, milk) → caillot m;

(inf) (= person); ballot m

vi [blood] → former des caillots: [external bleeding] → se coaguler

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clot [klɔt] n (blood clot) → (Blut)gerinnsel nt;

(inf) (idiot) → Trottel m

vi → gerinnen;

(external bleeding) → zum Stillstand kommen

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clot [klɔt] n (also: blood clot) → coagulo;

(col) (= idiot); scemo/a

vi → coagularsi