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clog

UK/klɒɡ/ US/klɑɡ/ uncommon uk
verb (6) noun (3)

verb

1.

become or cause to become obstructed

  • “The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”
  • “The water pipe is backed up”
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2.

dance a clog dance

3.

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

  • “horses were clogged until they were tamed”
4.

impede with a clog or as if with a clog

  • “The market is being clogged by these operations”
  • “My mind is constipated today”
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5.

coalesce or unite in a mass

  • “Blood clots”
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6.

fill to excess so that function is impaired

  • “Fear clogged her mind”
  • “The story was clogged with too many details”
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noun

1.

footwear usually with wooden soles

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2.

any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

3.

a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps

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Origin

Unknown; perhaps from Middle English clog (“weight attached to the leg of an animal to impede movement”). Perhaps of North Germanic origin and derived from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“lump, mass, clasp”); compare Old Norse klugu, klogo (“knotty tree log”), Dutch klomp.

Phrases

  • clever clogs
  • clog almanac
  • clog dance
  • clog up
  • clog wog
  • clogs to clogs in three generations
  • pop one's clogs
  • Yule clog

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