5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clog \Clog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clogged} (kl[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clogging}.] 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. [1913 Webster] The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. [1913 Webster] 3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. [1913 Webster] The commodities are clogged with impositions. --Addison. [1913 Webster] You 'll rue the time That clogs me with this answer. --Shak. Syn: Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain; restrict. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: clogged \clogged\ adj. 1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; -- of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries. Syn: choked. [WordNet 1.5] 2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged highways made me miss my appointment.. Syn: choked. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: clogged See {clog} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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 From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}]
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