The meaning of Clog

Clog – definition

noun
A shoe with a thick wooden sole.
Usage examples:
Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…
Synonims:
Sabot Wooden shoe Wooden-soled shoe
noun
An encumbrance or impediment.
Usage examples:
They found the tax to be an unacceptable clog on the market

verb
Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
Usage examples:
The gutters were clogged up with leaves
Synonims:
Block Obstruct Congest Jam Choke Bung up Dam (up)Plug Silt up Stop up Seal Fill up Close Gunge up Occlude Obturate

verb
To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen
Usage examples:
[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

Clog translation into English

Clog: translate from English into Chinese

阻塞, 屐, 阻碍, 障碍, 梗塞, 木底鞋

Clog: translate from English into Dutch

Verstoppen, Belemmering, Belemmeren, Blok, Klompschoen, Dichtmaken, Stoppen, Rem, Holsblok, Tegenhouden, Overladen, Dichten

Clog: translate from English into French

Sabot, Boucher, Bloquer, Se boucher, Engorger, Obstacle, Entraver, Socque, Galoche, Socque à l'anglaise

Clog: translate from English into German

Verstopfen, Clog, Behindern, Holzschuh, Sich verstopfen

Clog: translate from English into Hindi

रोकना, मैलापन, आड़, गंदा करना, मलिनता, स्र्कावट, मैला करना, मलिन करना, अड़ंगा, अटकावा, अवरुद्ध करना, लकड़ी का कुंदा, रोक-थाम करना

Clog: translate from English into Italian

Intasare, Ostruire, Zoccolo, Intasarsi, Impedimento, Inceppare, Ingorgare, Ostacolo, Impedire, Impacciare

Clog: translate from English into Korean

나막신, 막히다, 무거운 통나무, 무겁게 하다, 나막신 춤, 무거운 통나무를 달다, 방해하다, 나막신 춤을 추다

Clog: translate from English into Russian

Засорять, Помеха, Засоряться, Засорение, Башмак, Препятствие, Колодка, Застопоривать, Спутывать, Мешать, Препятствовать, Застопориваться, Обременять, Надевать путы, Быть заполненным, Деревянная колода, Тяжесть, Груз, Башмак на деревянной подошве

Clog: translate from English into Spanish

Obstruir, Obstrucción, Zueco, Atasco, Atascar, Obstruirse, Chanclo, Atascarse, Atrancar, Ocluir

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘block of wood to impede an animal's movement’): of unknown origin.

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Clog – similar words

clogged

adjective
Blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
Usage examples:
Clogged drains

verb
Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
Usage examples:
The gutters were clogged up with leaves

adjective
Blocked or filled with something
Usage examples:
Clogged pipes, the roads quickly became clogged with traffic.

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Clog synonims

block

noun
A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
Usage examples:
A block of marble

verb
Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
Usage examples:
The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb
Obstruct

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choke

verb
(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
Usage examples:
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun
A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.
Usage examples:
An automatic choke

noun
The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.
Usage examples:
Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

All meanings and translations of Choke

close

adjective
Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.
Usage examples:
The hotel is close to the sea

adverb
Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.
Usage examples:
They stood close to the door

noun
Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

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congest

verb
Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb
To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded
Usage examples:
There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

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jam

verb
Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
Usage examples:
Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun
An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.
Usage examples:
Paper jams

verb
A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.
Usage examples:
Strawberry jam

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obstruct

verb
Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.
Usage examples:
She was obstructing the entrance

All meanings and translations of Obstruct

obturate

verb
Block up; obstruct.

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occlude

verb
Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).
Usage examples:
Thick make-up can occlude the pores

verb
To block something
Usage examples:
Veins can get occluded by blood clots.

All meanings and translations of Occlude

plug

noun
A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.
Usage examples:
Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb
Short for fireplug.

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sabot

noun
A kind of simple shoe, shaped and hollowed out from a single block of wood, traditionally worn by french and breton peasants.
Usage examples:
He said they were called sabots, or klompens - and were the root of the word sabotage - when dutch …

All meanings and translations of Sabot

seal

noun
A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them.
Usage examples:
Attach a draught seal to the door itself

verb
Fasten or close securely.
Usage examples:
He folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox

noun
A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.
Usage examples:
Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea…

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