Clog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clogged p. pr. & vb. n. Clogging.]
 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
    The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow.   --Dryden.
 2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
 3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
    The commodities are clogged with impositions.   --Addison.
 You 'll rue the time
 That clogs me with this answer.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain; restrict.


 clogged
      See clog


 clogged
      adj 1: thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or
             clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together"
             [syn: clotted]
      2: stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up
         freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: choked]
      3: loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of
         birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden


 clog
      n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: geta, patten, sabot]
      2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
      3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping
         steps [syn: clog dance, clog dancing]
      v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
           drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
            choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke,
           foul] [ant: unclog]
      2: dance a clog dance
      3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses
         were clogged until they were tamed"
      4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is
         being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is
         constipated today" [syn: constipate]
      5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: clot]
      6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged
         her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
         [syn: overload]
      [also: clogging, clogged]