Definition of clog in English:

clog

nounPlural clogs klɒɡ

1A shoe with a thick wooden sole.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some places give you wooden clogs that can be an adventurous walk on wet marble floors.
- When we were liberated, we were almost naked, bereft of all possessions, clad in a prisoner's striped uniform and wooden clogs.
- Depending on the shape, style, and length of skirt, you can choose from boots, sandals, cool clogs, or classic pumps.
- His tiny souvenirs are scaled-down versions of traditional wooden clogs and feature hand-made soles, leather straps, tiny brass nails and metal toe plates.
- Everything goes well until one critical day when the wooden clogs are no longer usable.
- He wore an exceptionally tall red hat and wooden clogs.
- He used to wear a pair of high wooden clogs called bokuba which were often worn in those days by students dressed in formal wear.
- Like a large number of people, I wore clogs in my early days of farm work.
- I noticed that, like every dentist I've visited in recent years, he was wearing clogs.
- The chef and sous-chef wear Dansko clogs, which are rather handsome black leather clogs with thick soles.
- The heels of her clogs clanking on the wooden desk floor, Matim Henoscil headed to a group of young ladies gathered near the railings.
- Because unfortunately, I also chose to wear big, heavy clogs today.
- There I was clacking along the old Tokaido highway in my heavy wooden clogs.
- I used to imagine that I would wear white clogs to my wedding.
- In most Wigan mines, though, the standard headgear was a woven scarf or shawl, the standard footwear the clog.
- But I used to show up in kimono and wooden clogs, looking like your typical impoverished student of those days.
- Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and the second toe.
- We'd put our wooden clogs inside our jackets and sneak out the back barefooted so that O-Sensei would not notice.
- He wore wooden clogs until the age of sixteen, as he did not have any shoes.
- Vas slides his scrubbed-pink bare feet into a pair of leather and wooden clogs.
Synonyms
sabot, wooden shoe, wooden-soled shoe
2An encumbrance or impediment.
they found the tax to be an unacceptable clog on the market
Example sentencesExamples
- A clog is rarely in the trap and the chemical only helps open the drain a little bit.
- The familiar story of system clog may yet end up defeating the best efforts at joint parliamentary action on crime.
- For any of the major types of clogs in the main system a heavy duty sewer snake should be used.

verbclogged, clogging, clogs klɒɡ

1Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
with object the gutters were clogged up with leaves
no object too much fatty food makes your arteries clog up
Example sentencesExamples
- Kevin's Kurdish driver, Adnan, had raced his engine and clogged up the carburetor of his Nissan.
- And our attitude to debris and litter, clogging up drains, needs to change.
- A pump blockage in the existing system had caused the problem after clogged up waste poured out of an emergency outflow pipe.
- The surface was like a thick clay which clogged up the tyre treads, turning them into slicks.
- The dust kicked up in her face blinded her and clogged up her throat.
- At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic.
- Whenever rains are heavy, the drain gets clogged with debris.
- The buildup traps oil under skin, leading to more clogged pores and breakouts.
- The particulate matter in the rain water that ran off the roof clogged up my water filter, but otherwise this scare caused no damage.
- Within a few days, the heaviest rain for 30 years had turned the soil into a quagmire, producing thick mud that clogged up rifles and immobilised tanks.
- When you finally get your turn in the bathroom, are you met with towels thrown on the floor and the toilet clogged up with reams of toilet roll?
- It clogged up his throat and his chest and made his head ache.
- The chief told me that both the primary and the safety pressure regulators were clogged with debris.
- Do you fear that you'll be clogged up with lots of very, very minor disputes, where people should be able to sort them out themselves?
- The float valve in the brine tank (inside plastic pipe) also can get clogged up with salt residue.
- He's just back from a fortnight in the city and is suffering from little more than clogged up sinuses.
Synonyms
block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, dam (up), plug, silt up, stop up, seal, fill up, close
informal gunge up
technical occlude, obturate
1. 1.1 Fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage.
  tourists' cars clog the roads into Cornwall
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even the narrow passageways were clogged with piles of papers stuffed in among outworn printing presses.
  The city streets and highways were clogged with buried cars and trucks for a week.
  They clog the lane defensively and will create problems for U.S. star Tim Duncan.
  Expensive cars clog the roads of the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot half of Nicosia.
  It will create ‘traffic chaos’ because of extra cars clogging the roads.
  Of immediate concern to us is the fact that our people fill the jails and clog the justice system.
  The Can-Spam Act was supposed to prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail from clogging your inbox.
  Side roads are clogged with cars avoiding the three-in-one rule.
  The dust clogs my throat and the rocks hurt my feet, but I cannot rest.
  The narrow streets are clogged with dinner crowds.
  The next day, to get away from all the tourist buses clogging the narrow streets, I took refuge in a pretty little park I found.
  A line of cars clogs the tree-lined street, engines idling in the sun.
  And if it is not spam clogging your inbox, it is viruses, worms and other nasties.
  The filters were completely clogged with plaster dust.
  "If not, they could be sued and that could clog up the courts," he said.
  We had so much equipment over there, at one point, it just clogged the roads and filled up a nearby church parking lot.
  Traffic clogged major arteries in parts of the state.
  She cried out towards him but dust clogged her throat, and she barely got out a raspy whisper.
  With so much spam clogging my email in-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program!
  The streets were clogged with tourists and pilots jostling for position amidst the sea of vendors and street urchins.
  Synonyms
  crowd, pack, pile, press, squeeze, cram

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'block of wood to impede an animal's movement'): of unknown origin.

The earliest meaning of clog was ‘a block of wood’, especially one fastened to the leg or neck of an animal to stop it moving too far. The term for a wooden-soled shoe is nearly as early and probably first referred to the thick wooden sole alone. The verb was first used to mean ‘to hamper something’, and from this developed the idea of hindering free passage through something by blocking it. Clogs were formerly worn by factory and manual workers in the north of England. From clogs to clogs in three generations is said to be a Lancashire proverb, meaning that it takes one generation to found a business, the next to build it, and the third to spend the profits, leaving the family penniless again.

Rhymes

agog, befog, blog, bog, cog, dog, flog, fog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, slog, smog, snog, sprog, tautog, tog, trog

Definition of clog in US English:

clog

noun

1A shoe with a thick wooden sole.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like a large number of people, I wore clogs in my early days of farm work.
- We'd put our wooden clogs inside our jackets and sneak out the back barefooted so that O-Sensei would not notice.
- He wore an exceptionally tall red hat and wooden clogs.
- But I used to show up in kimono and wooden clogs, looking like your typical impoverished student of those days.
- In most Wigan mines, though, the standard headgear was a woven scarf or shawl, the standard footwear the clog.
- Because unfortunately, I also chose to wear big, heavy clogs today.
- He used to wear a pair of high wooden clogs called bokuba which were often worn in those days by students dressed in formal wear.
- I used to imagine that I would wear white clogs to my wedding.
- Depending on the shape, style, and length of skirt, you can choose from boots, sandals, cool clogs, or classic pumps.
- When we were liberated, we were almost naked, bereft of all possessions, clad in a prisoner's striped uniform and wooden clogs.
- Some places give you wooden clogs that can be an adventurous walk on wet marble floors.
- The chef and sous-chef wear Dansko clogs, which are rather handsome black leather clogs with thick soles.
- He wore wooden clogs until the age of sixteen, as he did not have any shoes.
- Vas slides his scrubbed-pink bare feet into a pair of leather and wooden clogs.
- His tiny souvenirs are scaled-down versions of traditional wooden clogs and feature hand-made soles, leather straps, tiny brass nails and metal toe plates.
- Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and the second toe.
- Everything goes well until one critical day when the wooden clogs are no longer usable.
- The heels of her clogs clanking on the wooden desk floor, Matim Henoscil headed to a group of young ladies gathered near the railings.
- There I was clacking along the old Tokaido highway in my heavy wooden clogs.
- I noticed that, like every dentist I've visited in recent years, he was wearing clogs.
Synonyms
sabot, wooden shoe, wooden-soled shoe
2An encumbrance or impediment.
a clog in the system
Example sentencesExamples
- A clog is rarely in the trap and the chemical only helps open the drain a little bit.
- The familiar story of system clog may yet end up defeating the best efforts at joint parliamentary action on crime.
- For any of the major types of clogs in the main system a heavy duty sewer snake should be used.

verb

1Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
with object the gutters were clogged up with leaves
no object too much fatty food makes your arteries clog up
Example sentencesExamples
- The surface was like a thick clay which clogged up the tyre treads, turning them into slicks.
- He's just back from a fortnight in the city and is suffering from little more than clogged up sinuses.
- The particulate matter in the rain water that ran off the roof clogged up my water filter, but otherwise this scare caused no damage.
- Do you fear that you'll be clogged up with lots of very, very minor disputes, where people should be able to sort them out themselves?
- It clogged up his throat and his chest and made his head ache.
- A pump blockage in the existing system had caused the problem after clogged up waste poured out of an emergency outflow pipe.
- Kevin's Kurdish driver, Adnan, had raced his engine and clogged up the carburetor of his Nissan.
- Within a few days, the heaviest rain for 30 years had turned the soil into a quagmire, producing thick mud that clogged up rifles and immobilised tanks.
- Whenever rains are heavy, the drain gets clogged with debris.
- And our attitude to debris and litter, clogging up drains, needs to change.
- The dust kicked up in her face blinded her and clogged up her throat.
- The chief told me that both the primary and the safety pressure regulators were clogged with debris.
- At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic.
- The buildup traps oil under skin, leading to more clogged pores and breakouts.
- When you finally get your turn in the bathroom, are you met with towels thrown on the floor and the toilet clogged up with reams of toilet roll?
- The float valve in the brine tank (inside plastic pipe) also can get clogged up with salt residue.
Synonyms
block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, dam, dam up, plug, silt up, stop up, seal, fill up, close
1. 1.1with object Fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage.
  tourists clog the roads in summer
  Example sentencesExamples
  And if it is not spam clogging your inbox, it is viruses, worms and other nasties.
  She cried out towards him but dust clogged her throat, and she barely got out a raspy whisper.
  The filters were completely clogged with plaster dust.
  It will create ‘traffic chaos’ because of extra cars clogging the roads.
  Of immediate concern to us is the fact that our people fill the jails and clog the justice system.
  The narrow streets are clogged with dinner crowds.
  "If not, they could be sued and that could clog up the courts," he said.
  Traffic clogged major arteries in parts of the state.
  The streets were clogged with tourists and pilots jostling for position amidst the sea of vendors and street urchins.
  We had so much equipment over there, at one point, it just clogged the roads and filled up a nearby church parking lot.
  Expensive cars clog the roads of the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot half of Nicosia.
  With so much spam clogging my email in-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program!
  Even the narrow passageways were clogged with piles of papers stuffed in among outworn printing presses.
  They clog the lane defensively and will create problems for U.S. star Tim Duncan.
  Side roads are clogged with cars avoiding the three-in-one rule.
  The next day, to get away from all the tourist buses clogging the narrow streets, I took refuge in a pretty little park I found.
  The Can-Spam Act was supposed to prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail from clogging your inbox.
  A line of cars clogs the tree-lined street, engines idling in the sun.
  The city streets and highways were clogged with buried cars and trucks for a week.
  The dust clogs my throat and the rocks hurt my feet, but I cannot rest.
  Synonyms
  crowd, pack, pile, press, squeeze, cram

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘block of wood to impede an animal's movement’): of unknown origin.

单词	clog
释义	Definition of clog in English: clog nounPlural clogs klɒɡ 1A shoe with a thick wooden sole. Example sentencesExamples Some places give you wooden clogs that can be an adventurous walk on wet marble floors. When we were liberated, we were almost naked, bereft of all possessions, clad in a prisoner's striped uniform and wooden clogs. Depending on the shape, style, and length of skirt, you can choose from boots, sandals, cool clogs, or classic pumps. His tiny souvenirs are scaled-down versions of traditional wooden clogs and feature hand-made soles, leather straps, tiny brass nails and metal toe plates. Everything goes well until one critical day when the wooden clogs are no longer usable. He wore an exceptionally tall red hat and wooden clogs. He used to wear a pair of high wooden clogs called bokuba which were often worn in those days by students dressed in formal wear. Like a large number of people, I wore clogs in my early days of farm work. I noticed that, like every dentist I've visited in recent years, he was wearing clogs. The chef and sous-chef wear Dansko clogs, which are rather handsome black leather clogs with thick soles. The heels of her clogs clanking on the wooden desk floor, Matim Henoscil headed to a group of young ladies gathered near the railings. Because unfortunately, I also chose to wear big, heavy clogs today. There I was clacking along the old Tokaido highway in my heavy wooden clogs. I used to imagine that I would wear white clogs to my wedding. In most Wigan mines, though, the standard headgear was a woven scarf or shawl, the standard footwear the clog. But I used to show up in kimono and wooden clogs, looking like your typical impoverished student of those days. Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and the second toe. We'd put our wooden clogs inside our jackets and sneak out the back barefooted so that O-Sensei would not notice. He wore wooden clogs until the age of sixteen, as he did not have any shoes. Vas slides his scrubbed-pink bare feet into a pair of leather and wooden clogs. Synonyms sabot, wooden shoe, wooden-soled shoe 2An encumbrance or impediment. they found the tax to be an unacceptable clog on the market Example sentencesExamples A clog is rarely in the trap and the chemical only helps open the drain a little bit. The familiar story of system clog may yet end up defeating the best efforts at joint parliamentary action on crime. For any of the major types of clogs in the main system a heavy duty sewer snake should be used. verbclogged, clogging, clogs klɒɡ 1Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter. with object the gutters were clogged up with leaves no object too much fatty food makes your arteries clog up Example sentencesExamples Kevin's Kurdish driver, Adnan, had raced his engine and clogged up the carburetor of his Nissan. And our attitude to debris and litter, clogging up drains, needs to change. A pump blockage in the existing system had caused the problem after clogged up waste poured out of an emergency outflow pipe. The surface was like a thick clay which clogged up the tyre treads, turning them into slicks. The dust kicked up in her face blinded her and clogged up her throat. At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic. Whenever rains are heavy, the drain gets clogged with debris. The buildup traps oil under skin, leading to more clogged pores and breakouts. The particulate matter in the rain water that ran off the roof clogged up my water filter, but otherwise this scare caused no damage. Within a few days, the heaviest rain for 30 years had turned the soil into a quagmire, producing thick mud that clogged up rifles and immobilised tanks. When you finally get your turn in the bathroom, are you met with towels thrown on the floor and the toilet clogged up with reams of toilet roll? It clogged up his throat and his chest and made his head ache. The chief told me that both the primary and the safety pressure regulators were clogged with debris. Do you fear that you'll be clogged up with lots of very, very minor disputes, where people should be able to sort them out themselves? The float valve in the brine tank (inside plastic pipe) also can get clogged up with salt residue. He's just back from a fortnight in the city and is suffering from little more than clogged up sinuses. Synonyms block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, dam (up), plug, silt up, stop up, seal, fill up, close informal gunge up technical occlude, obturate 1.1 Fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage. tourists' cars clog the roads into Cornwall Example sentencesExamples Even the narrow passageways were clogged with piles of papers stuffed in among outworn printing presses. The city streets and highways were clogged with buried cars and trucks for a week. They clog the lane defensively and will create problems for U.S. star Tim Duncan. Expensive cars clog the roads of the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot half of Nicosia. It will create ‘traffic chaos’ because of extra cars clogging the roads. Of immediate concern to us is the fact that our people fill the jails and clog the justice system. The Can-Spam Act was supposed to prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail from clogging your inbox. Side roads are clogged with cars avoiding the three-in-one rule. The dust clogs my throat and the rocks hurt my feet, but I cannot rest. The narrow streets are clogged with dinner crowds. The next day, to get away from all the tourist buses clogging the narrow streets, I took refuge in a pretty little park I found. A line of cars clogs the tree-lined street, engines idling in the sun. And if it is not spam clogging your inbox, it is viruses, worms and other nasties. The filters were completely clogged with plaster dust. "If not, they could be sued and that could clog up the courts," he said. We had so much equipment over there, at one point, it just clogged the roads and filled up a nearby church parking lot. Traffic clogged major arteries in parts of the state. She cried out towards him but dust clogged her throat, and she barely got out a raspy whisper. With so much spam clogging my email in-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program! The streets were clogged with tourists and pilots jostling for position amidst the sea of vendors and street urchins. Synonyms crowd, pack, pile, press, squeeze, cram Origin Middle English (in the sense 'block of wood to impede an animal's movement'): of unknown origin. The earliest meaning of clog was ‘a block of wood’, especially one fastened to the leg or neck of an animal to stop it moving too far. The term for a wooden-soled shoe is nearly as early and probably first referred to the thick wooden sole alone. The verb was first used to mean ‘to hamper something’, and from this developed the idea of hindering free passage through something by blocking it. Clogs were formerly worn by factory and manual workers in the north of England. From clogs to clogs in three generations is said to be a Lancashire proverb, meaning that it takes one generation to found a business, the next to build it, and the third to spend the profits, leaving the family penniless again. Rhymes agog, befog, blog, bog, cog, dog, flog, fog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, slog, smog, snog, sprog, tautog, tog, trog Definition of clog in US English: clog noun 1A shoe with a thick wooden sole. Example sentencesExamples Like a large number of people, I wore clogs in my early days of farm work. We'd put our wooden clogs inside our jackets and sneak out the back barefooted so that O-Sensei would not notice. He wore an exceptionally tall red hat and wooden clogs. But I used to show up in kimono and wooden clogs, looking like your typical impoverished student of those days. In most Wigan mines, though, the standard headgear was a woven scarf or shawl, the standard footwear the clog. Because unfortunately, I also chose to wear big, heavy clogs today. He used to wear a pair of high wooden clogs called bokuba which were often worn in those days by students dressed in formal wear. I used to imagine that I would wear white clogs to my wedding. Depending on the shape, style, and length of skirt, you can choose from boots, sandals, cool clogs, or classic pumps. When we were liberated, we were almost naked, bereft of all possessions, clad in a prisoner's striped uniform and wooden clogs. Some places give you wooden clogs that can be an adventurous walk on wet marble floors. The chef and sous-chef wear Dansko clogs, which are rather handsome black leather clogs with thick soles. He wore wooden clogs until the age of sixteen, as he did not have any shoes. Vas slides his scrubbed-pink bare feet into a pair of leather and wooden clogs. His tiny souvenirs are scaled-down versions of traditional wooden clogs and feature hand-made soles, leather straps, tiny brass nails and metal toe plates. Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and the second toe. Everything goes well until one critical day when the wooden clogs are no longer usable. The heels of her clogs clanking on the wooden desk floor, Matim Henoscil headed to a group of young ladies gathered near the railings. There I was clacking along the old Tokaido highway in my heavy wooden clogs. I noticed that, like every dentist I've visited in recent years, he was wearing clogs. Synonyms sabot, wooden shoe, wooden-soled shoe 2An encumbrance or impediment. a clog in the system Example sentencesExamples A clog is rarely in the trap and the chemical only helps open the drain a little bit. The familiar story of system clog may yet end up defeating the best efforts at joint parliamentary action on crime. For any of the major types of clogs in the main system a heavy duty sewer snake should be used. verb 1Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter. with object the gutters were clogged up with leaves no object too much fatty food makes your arteries clog up Example sentencesExamples The surface was like a thick clay which clogged up the tyre treads, turning them into slicks. He's just back from a fortnight in the city and is suffering from little more than clogged up sinuses. The particulate matter in the rain water that ran off the roof clogged up my water filter, but otherwise this scare caused no damage. Do you fear that you'll be clogged up with lots of very, very minor disputes, where people should be able to sort them out themselves? It clogged up his throat and his chest and made his head ache. A pump blockage in the existing system had caused the problem after clogged up waste poured out of an emergency outflow pipe. Kevin's Kurdish driver, Adnan, had raced his engine and clogged up the carburetor of his Nissan. Within a few days, the heaviest rain for 30 years had turned the soil into a quagmire, producing thick mud that clogged up rifles and immobilised tanks. Whenever rains are heavy, the drain gets clogged with debris. And our attitude to debris and litter, clogging up drains, needs to change. The dust kicked up in her face blinded her and clogged up her throat. The chief told me that both the primary and the safety pressure regulators were clogged with debris. At the outset, a solution to Bangalore's clogging drains can't be that simplistic. The buildup traps oil under skin, leading to more clogged pores and breakouts. When you finally get your turn in the bathroom, are you met with towels thrown on the floor and the toilet clogged up with reams of toilet roll? The float valve in the brine tank (inside plastic pipe) also can get clogged up with salt residue. Synonyms block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung up, dam, dam up, plug, silt up, stop up, seal, fill up, close 1.1with object Fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage. tourists clog the roads in summer Example sentencesExamples And if it is not spam clogging your inbox, it is viruses, worms and other nasties. She cried out towards him but dust clogged her throat, and she barely got out a raspy whisper. The filters were completely clogged with plaster dust. It will create ‘traffic chaos’ because of extra cars clogging the roads. Of immediate concern to us is the fact that our people fill the jails and clog the justice system. The narrow streets are clogged with dinner crowds. "If not, they could be sued and that could clog up the courts," he said. Traffic clogged major arteries in parts of the state. The streets were clogged with tourists and pilots jostling for position amidst the sea of vendors and street urchins. We had so much equipment over there, at one point, it just clogged the roads and filled up a nearby church parking lot. Expensive cars clog the roads of the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot half of Nicosia. With so much spam clogging my email in-box, I couldn't survive any more without this program! Even the narrow passageways were clogged with piles of papers stuffed in among outworn printing presses. They clog the lane defensively and will create problems for U.S. star Tim Duncan. Side roads are clogged with cars avoiding the three-in-one rule. The next day, to get away from all the tourist buses clogging the narrow streets, I took refuge in a pretty little park I found. The Can-Spam Act was supposed to prevent unsolicited commercial e-mail from clogging your inbox. A line of cars clogs the tree-lined street, engines idling in the sun. The city streets and highways were clogged with buried cars and trucks for a week. The dust clogs my throat and the rocks hurt my feet, but I cannot rest. Synonyms crowd, pack, pile, press, squeeze, cram Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘block of wood to impede an animal's movement’): of unknown origin.
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