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