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单词 cloggy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
clog /klɑg, klɔg/USA pronunciation   v., clogged, clog•ging, n. 
v. 
  1. 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.
  2. to fill too much;
    overfill;
    jam:[+ object]Cars clogged the highway.

n. [countable]
  1. anything that restricts movement:a clog in the drain.
  2. Clothinga shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
clog  (klog, klôg),USA pronunciation v., clogged, clog•ging, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter;
    choke up:to clog a drain.
  2. to crowd excessively, esp. so that movement is impeded;
    overfill:Cars clogged the highway.
  3. to encumber;
    hamper;
    hinder.

v.i. 
  1. to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.
  2. to stick;
    stick together.
  3. to do a clog dance.

n. 
  1. anything that impedes motion or action;
    an encumbrance;
    a hindrance.
  2. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.
  3. a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.
  4. a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.
  5. Music and DanceSee clog dance. 
  6. British Termsa thick piece of wood.
  • Middle English, of uncertain origin, originally 1350–1400
cloggi•ly, adv. 
cloggi•ness, n. 
cloggy, adj. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impede, trammel, fetter.

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