/ klɒg; NAmE klɑːg/ verb , noun
■ verb
( -gg- ) clog (up) (with sth) | clog sth (up) (with sth) to block sth or to become blocked :
[ vn ] [ often passive ]:
The narrow streets were clogged with traffic.
Tears clogged her throat.
[ v ]
Within a few years the pipes began to clog up.
■ noun
a shoe that is completely made of wood or one that has a thick wooden sole and a leather top
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IDIOMS
see pop verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense block of wood to impede an animal's movement ): of unknown origin.