Definition of clogs Clogs
/klɑˈgz/ - [klagz] -
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What does clogs mean?
Wiktionary 
- clogs (Noun)
Plural of clog.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: clogs |
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| clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | ||
| encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, incumbrance, preventative, preventive, interference, hitch a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) | ||
| clog - footwear usually with wooden soles | ||
| geta, patten, sabot | ||
| clog - a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps | ||
| clog dance, clog dancing | ||
| tap dance, tap dancing a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet | ||
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| clog - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" | ||
| choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul | ||
| unclog become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" | ||
| obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| gum up stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up" | ||
| crap up become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up" | ||
| choke up, lug, stuff, block carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" | ||
| silt, silt up become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" | ||
| clog - fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" | ||
| overload | ||
| make full, fill up, fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" | ||
| clog - coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" | ||
| clot | ||
| coalesce fuse or cause to grow together | ||
| clog - dance a clog dance | ||
| trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | ||
| dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | ||
| clog - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" | ||
| constipate | ||
| slow, slow up, slow down become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
| clog - impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed" | ||
| cumber, encumber, constrain, restrain hold back | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- clog (v.)
That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind. - clog (v.)
A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion. - clog (v.)
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. - clog (v. t.)
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. - clog (v. t.)
To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. - clog (v. t.)
To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. - clog (v. i.)
To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter. - clog (v. i.)
To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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clog
klog, n. a piece of wood: anything hindering motion: an obstruction: an impediment: a shoe with a wooden sole.—v.t. to fasten a piece of wood to: to accumulate in a mass and cause a stoppage: to obstruct: to encumber: to put clogs on.—ns. Clog′-al′manac, an early form of almanac having the indicating characters notched on wood, horn, &c.; Clog′-dance, a dance performed with clogs, the clatter keeping time to the music.—adj. Clogged, encumbered.—ns. Clog′ger, one who makes clogs; Clog′giness.—adj. Clog′gy, lumpy, sticky. [Ety. dub.; prob. related to Clay; cf. Scot. clag, to cover with mud; claggy, muddy, sticky.]
