CLOG

vi to coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.

2. clog ·vi to become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.

3. clog ·v a weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.

4. clog ·vt to obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.

5. clog ·v that which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

6. clog ·vt to encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.

7. clog ·vt to burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.

8. clog ·v a shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. ·cf. chopine.