Associations to the word «Clogging»

Wiktionary

CLOG, noun. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
CLOG, noun. A blockage.
CLOG, noun. (UK) (colloquial) A shoe of any type.
CLOG, noun. A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
CLOG, noun. That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
CLOG, verb. To block or slow passage through (often with 'up').
CLOG, verb. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
CLOG, verb. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
CLOG UP, verb. (transitive) (idiomatic) to completely physically block
CLOG WOG, noun. (slang) A Netherlander; a Dutch person, especially an immigrant.

Dictionary definition

CLOG, noun. Footwear usually with wooden soles.
CLOG, noun. Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction.
CLOG, noun. A dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps.
CLOG, verb. Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up".
CLOG, verb. Dance a clog dance.
CLOG, verb. Impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed".
CLOG, verb. Impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today".
CLOG, verb. Coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots".
CLOG, verb. Fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details".

Wise words

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