Meaning of 'clog'
Meaning of 'clog' (Webster Dictionary)
- That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance,
restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
- A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
- A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine. - To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
- To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. - To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
- To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
- To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
- A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
- A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine. - To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
- To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. - To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
- To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
- To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Meaning of 'clog' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- coalesce or unite in a mass
- coalesce or unite in a mass
Example in sentence:
- Blood clots
Meaning (2):
- fill to excess so that function is impaired
- fill to excess so that function is impaired
Example in sentence:
- Fear clogged her mind;
- The story was clogged with too many details
Meaning (3):
- impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
- impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
Example in sentence:
- horses were clogged until they were tamed
Meaning (4):
- become or cause to become obstructed
- become or cause to become obstructed
Example in sentence:
- The leaves clog our drains in the Fall;
- The water pipe is backed up
Meaning (5):
- impede with a clog or as if with a clog
- impede with a clog or as if with a clog
Example in sentence:
- My mind is constipated today;
- The market is being clogged by these operations
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