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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clog /klɑg, klɔg/USA pronunciation v., clogged, clog•ging, n. v. - to (cause to) become blocked or choked up: [~ + object]All that hair has clogged the drain.[~ + object + up]Hair has clogged the drain up again.[~ + up + object]That slime has clogged up the drainpipe.[no object* (~ + up)]The drain has clogged (up) again.
- to fill too much;
overfill; jam:[~ + object]Cars clogged the highway. n. [countable] - anything that restricts movement:a clog in the drain.
- Clothinga shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clog (klog, klôg),USA pronunciation v., clogged, clog•ging, n. v.t. - to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter;
choke up:to clog a drain. - to crowd excessively, esp. so that movement is impeded;
overfill:Cars clogged the highway. - to encumber;
hamper; hinder. v.i. - to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.
- to stick;
stick together. - to do a clog dance.
n. - anything that impedes motion or action;
an encumbrance; a hindrance. - a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.
- a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.
- a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.
- Music and DanceSee clog dance.
- British Termsa thick piece of wood.
- Middle English, of uncertain origin, originally 1350–1400
clog′gi•ly, adv. clog′gi•ness, n. clog′gy, adj. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impede, trammel, fetter.
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