clog clog

noun

a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps  ( clog, clog dance, clog dancing )
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction  ( clog )
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

footwear usually with wooden soles  ( clog, geta, patten, sabot )
footwear usually with wooden soles

verb

() become or cause to become obstructed  ( back up, choke, clog up, congest, foul, choke off, clog )
become or cause to become obstructed
 The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
 The water pipe is backed up
The water pipe is backed up

fill to excess so that function is impaired  ( clog, overload )
fill to excess so that function is impaired
 Fear clogged her mind
Fear clogged her mind
 The story was clogged with too many details
The story was clogged with too many details

coalesce or unite in a mass  ( clog, clot )
coalesce or unite in a mass
 Blood clots
Blood clots

impede with a clog or as if with a clog  ( clog, constipate )
impede with a clog or as if with a clog
 The market is being clogged by these operations
The market is being clogged by these operations
 My mind is constipated today
My mind is constipated today

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden  ( clog )
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
 horses were clogged until they were tamed
horses were clogged until they were tamed

dance a clog dance  ( clog )
dance a clog dance