n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: clogged ; clog · ging
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to impede with a clog : HINDER b : to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : ENCUMBER <restraints that have been clogging the market ― T. W. Arnold>
2 a : to fill beyond capacity : OVERLOAD <cars clogged the main street> ― often used with up <petty cases clogging up the courts> b : to cause blockage in ― often used with up <arteries clogged up by cholesterol>
intransitive verb
1 : to become filled with extraneous matter ― often used with up
2 : to unite in a mass : CLOT
3 : to dance a clog dance
synonyms see HAMPER
– clog · ger \ ' klä-g ə r, ' klo ̇ - \ noun