clog
v.
block, plug up; interfere, hold back; dance in clogs
n.
wooden shoe; blockhead
Clog
A clog is shoe with a rigid, often wooden, sole, and upper , see
clog (shoe). It can also refer to:A clog in
plumbing is a blockage such as hairballs, grease or other clumping materials. It is generally removed by use of a
plunger,
plumber's snake or chemical
drain cleaner, see A clog could be a concert
blog containing periodic posts including pictures, video and commentary from live music shows. A clog may be a community
blog or online-community web forum based on an actual physical community in the real world.A clog may be a class blog on which students post comments on texts studied and continue discussions initiated in class.A clog can be a
corporate blog - a type of website where entries are made (such as in a
journal or
diary), displayed in a reverse
chronological order. Clogs differ from Blogs because the content is typically aligned with a
marketing or
press release strategy in order to promote the company or corporation.
Clog, a British brand of rock-climbing equipment.A clog may be a comic blog. Blogs in comic book form made by aspiring independent comic artists.
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clog
Noun
1. footwear usually with wooden soles
(synonym) geta, patten, sabot
(hypernym) footwear, footgear
2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
(hypernym) hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
(derivation) choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
3. a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps
(synonym) clog dance, clog dancing
(hypernym) tap dancing, tap dance
Verb
1. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
(synonym) choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
(antonym) unclog
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(hyponym) gum up
2. dance a clog dance
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
(derivation) clog dance, clog dancing
(classification) dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
3. impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
(hypernym) restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
4. impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
(synonym) constipate
(hypernym) slow, slow down, slow up
5. coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots"
(synonym) clot
(hypernym) coalesce
6. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
(synonym) overload
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
Clog (das)
n.
clog, wooden shoe
Clog
(v.)
That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
(v.)
A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
(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.
(v. t.)
To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
(v. t.)
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
(v. t.)
To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
(v. i.)
To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
(v. i.)
To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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