Verb: clog (clogged,clogging) klóg
- Become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall";
- choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
- Fill to excess so that function is impaired
"Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details";
- overload
- Impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
"horses were clogged until they were tamed"
- Impede with a clog or as if with a clog
"The market is being clogged by these operations";
- constipate
- Coalesce or unite in a mass
"The wet cement started to clog in the mixer";
- clot
- (dancing) dance a clog dance
"The performers clogged energetically to the lively music"
- Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
"The accumulation of leaves became a clog in the gutter"
- Footwear usually with wooden soles
"She wore traditional Dutch clogs while working in the garden";
- geta, patten, sabot
- A dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
"The Appalachian clog dancing competition drew participants from across the region";
- clog dance, clog dancing, clogging [N. Amer]
Derived forms: clogged, clogs, clogging
Type of: block, close up, coalesce, dance, encumbrance, fill, fill up, footgear, footwear, hinderance [rare], hindrance, hitch, impede, incumbrance, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, preventative, preventive, restrain, slow, slow down, slow up, tap dance, tap dancing, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]
Encyclopedia: Clog