Clog (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), clogged, clog·ging.
  1. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
  2. to crowd excessively, especially so that movement is impeded; overfill: Cars clogged the highway.
  3. to encumber; hamper; hinder.
verb (used without object), clogged, clog·ging.
  1. to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.
  2. to stick; stick together.
  3. to do a clog dance.
noun
  1. anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
  2. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.
  3. a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.
  4. a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.
  5. clog dance.
  6. a thick piece of wood.
verb clogs, clogging or clogged
  1. to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter
  2. to encumber; hinder; impede
  3. to fasten a clog or impediment to (an animal, such as a horse)
  4. to adhere or stick in a mass
  5. (in soccer) to foul (an opponent)
noun
    • any of various wooden or wooden-soled shoes
    • (as modifier)
  1. a heavy block, esp of wood, fastened to the leg of a person or animal to impede motion
  2. something that impedes motion or action; hindrance
  3. to die
verb clogs, clogging or clogged
  1. to use a photo-enabled mobile phone to take a photograph of (someone) and send it to a website without his or her knowledge or consent
Clog (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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