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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
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]