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clog

  (klôg, klŏg) pronunciation
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n.
  1. An obstruction or hindrance.
  2. A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement.
  3. A heavy, usually wooden-soled shoe.

v., clogged, clog·ging, clogs.

v.tr.
  1. To obstruct movement on or in; block up: Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.
  2. To hamper the function or activity of; impede: “attorneys clogging our courts with actions designed to harass state and local governments” (Roslyn L. Anderson and Patricia L. Irvin).
v.intr.
  1. To become obstructed or choked up: The pipes had clogged with rust.
  2. To thicken or stick together; clot.
  3. To do a clog dance.

[Middle English, block attached to an animal's leg.]


 
 
Thesaurus: clog

noun

    Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.

verb

    To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, choke, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop. See full/empty/capacity.

 
Antonyms: clog

n

Definition: blockage
Antonyms: clearance, opening

v

Definition: block, hinder
Antonyms: clear, free, open, unblock, unclog, unencumber, unstop


 
Wikipedia: clog

A clog is shoe with a rigid, often wooden, sole, and upper , see clog (shoe).

It can also refer to:

  • A clog in plumbing is a blockage such as hairballs, grease or other clumping materials. It is generally removed by use of a plunger, plumber's snake or chemical drain cleaner, see
  • A clog could be a concert blog containing periodic posts including pictures, video and commentary from live music shows.
  • A clog may be a community blog or online-community web forum based on an actual physical community in the real world.
  • A clog may be a class blog on which students post comments on texts studied and continue discussions initiated in class.
  • A clog can be a corporate blog - a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order. Clogs differ from Blogs because the content is typically aligned with a marketing or press release strategy in order to promote the company or corporation.
  • Clog, a British brand of rock-climbing equipment.
  • A clog may be a comic blog. Blogs in comic book form made by aspiring independent comic artists.

Clog can also be:

  • Clogging a traditional type of percussive folk dance which is associated with a number of different regions across the world.
  • The Cloggies a cartoon srip about a troop of clog dancers.
  • Clogs, a band.
  • Clogagge, past tense (Keasbey version)

See also


 
Translations: Translations for: Clog

Dansk (Danish)
n. - træsko, klods om benet
v. tr. - spærre, hæmme, give en klods om benet, give træsko på, slå klamper på
v. intr. - klumpe sig sammen, tøfle af

idioms:

  • clog up    tilstoppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
klomp, kluister, belemmering, verstoppen, stollen, kluisteren, belemmeren

Français (French)
n. - sabot
v. tr. - se boucher, s'encrasser, boucher, encrasser, être paralysé par, être embouteillé
v. intr. - se boucher, s'encrasser, boucher, encrasser, être embouteillé

idioms:

  • clog up    s'encrasser, se boucher, encrasser, boucher, être embouteillé

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstopfen, hemmen
n. - Holzschuh

idioms:

  • clog up    verstopfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βουλώνω, φράζω, φρακάρω, (παρ)εμποδίζω
n. - (ενδυμ.) ξυλοπάπουτσο, τσόκαρο, πεδούκλα, ποδοπέδη

idioms:

  • clog up    φράζω, βουλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
intasare, otturare, zoccolo

idioms:

  • clog up    otturare, intasare, ostruire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - embaraçar
n. - trambolho (m)

idioms:

  • clog up    entupir

Русский (Russian)
забивать, засорять, башмак

idioms:

  • clog up    забивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - zueco, traba
v. tr. - atascar, obstruir
v. intr. - atascarse, obstruirse, meterse en un atasco

idioms:

  • clog up    atascarse, obstruirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vara en black om foten, belasta, hindra, täppa till, spärra
n. - trätoffel, klamp, hämsko

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
木底鞋, 障碍, 塞满, 阻碍, 妨碍, 阻塞, 堵塞, 粘成一块, 跳木屐舞

idioms:

  • clog up    妨碍, 塞满

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 木底鞋, 障礙
v. tr. - 塞滿, 阻礙, 妨礙, 阻塞, 堵塞
v. intr. - 塞滿, 粘成一塊, 阻塞, 堵塞, 跳木屐舞

idioms:

  • clog up    妨礙, 塞滿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장애물, 족쇄, 나막신
v. tr. - 방해하다, 괴롭히다, 막다
v. intr. - 막히다, 달라붙다

idioms:

  • clog up    막다, 메우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 木靴, 木製のサンダル, おもり木, 邪魔な物, 障害物, 重り
v. - 詰まらせる, ふさぐ, 動きを妨げる

idioms:

  • clog up    詰まらせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حذا خشبي (الاسم) سد, عرقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קבקב, בול-עץ (קשור לרגל), בול-עץ המשמש לחסימת דרכן של חיות‬
v. tr. - ‮סתם, קבקב, הכביד, העמיס‬
v. intr. - ‮נסתם‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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