CLOG


Meaning of CLOG in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.