I. ˈklät noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, ball — more at clout
Date: before 12th century
1. : a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
2.
a. : a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting
b. : a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood
3. British : blockhead
4. : cluster , group
a clot of spectators
II. verb
( clot·ted ; clot·ting )
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1. : to become a clot : form clots
2. : to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass : coagulate
transitive verb
1. : to cause to form into or as if into a clot
2. : to fill with clots ; also : clog
clotted streets