— cloggily , adv. — clogginess , n. — cloggy , adj.
/klog, klawg/ , v. , clogged, clogging , n.
v.t.
1. to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
2. to crowd excessively, esp. so that movement is impeded; overfill: Cars clogged the highway.
3. to encumber; hamper; hinder.
v.i.
4. to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.
5. to stick; stick together.
6. to do a clog dance.
n.
7. anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
8. a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.
9. a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.
10. a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.
11. See clog dance .
12. Brit. Dial. a thick piece of wood.
[ 1350-1400; ME, of uncert. orig. ]
Syn. 3. impede, trammel, fetter.