over-clogv.
/ˌəʊvəˈklɒɡ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈklɑɡ/ transitive. To clog to excess; to saturate, satiate, or block so as to impair or impede the function of.
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the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to obstruction
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1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xli. 332 The Air was over-clogg'd by the steams of their Bodies.
a1695 M. Molineux Of Happy Life in Fruits of Retirement (1702) 141 He doth his Ancestors excel; Yet is not over-clogg'd with Care; Can Time for Mind and Body spare.
1805 Tucker's Light of Nature Pursued (ed. 2) I. 177 The palate being over-clogged [1768 over-cloyed], no longer receives the flavour in the same manner as before.
1858 J. Mullaly Laying of Cable 197 (caption) Spring bolted to deck, to which is attached lever (c), but which releases it if any thing should overclog the grooves.
1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. iii. 42 The ground was broken with tufts of rush, and flag, and marestail, and a few rough alder-trees overclogged with water.
1997 Miami Herald 8 May 1 e Don't over-clog the system with sugar and fat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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