CLUTTER

I. verb Etymology: Middle English clotteren to clot, from clot Date: 1556 intransitive verb to run in disorder, transitive verb to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness , II. noun Date: 1649 1. a crowded or confused mass or collection, things that ~ a place, interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target, disturbance , hubbub