to clog
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3.2
- verb
- /klɔg/
:
obstruir
- An ambulance, black-and-whites, and a Medical Examiner's van clog the alley.
- clog the pump
Nothing is more awkward than clogging somebody else's toilet.
- Nothing is more awkward than clogging somebody else's toilet.
- And it will not clog your pores either.
- It's made in a way that is not going to clog your pores.
- It's not too thick, it doesn't clog up my skin.
- I'm about to about to clog up a file cabinet.
- And this one as well is dermatologist tested, won't clog your pores.
- It is not blotchy, it doesn't clog my pores.
- Clean sheets mean less bacteria to clog your pores and fewer breakouts and other skin problems.
- Nothing can say nothing can guarantee it will not clog A pore.
- So I want the bigger needle so I clog less and can run crazier stuff through it.
- And extruding it through a tiny nozzle without clogging or other issues.
- But something is a little bit fishy that you get excited when your toilet gets clogged.
- Yeah, I mean, there, there, there's they, they clog the drain too, with muscle and skin and stuff like that as well.
Examples
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Critics have charged, however, that such incentives clog carpool lanes and reinforce a "one car, one person" lifestyle over alternative transportation.
Academic text (2006) -
Trains still rumble outside my apartment, and tourists still clog the sidewalks along Michigan Avenue.
Blog text (21) -
Yeah, somebody wanted to keep us busy and clog the roads.
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You wanna clog the machine?
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That will be dropped by the US Attorney in the interest of justice 'so as not to clog up the court.'
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Also, it was found that the rock filters which perform well in small systems clog when used in large systems.
Academic text (1996) -
No, it's gonna clog the fuel injectors, maybe.
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That kind of combo clogs up the plumbing.
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And he warned me that this so-called soul food has been known to clog the arteries, cramp the colon, and eventually stop the heart,
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Ice can quickly clog the pipes in your home during winter months.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
264
3.7
To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck
119
5.1
To block a path or view
27
4.0
Become blocked so things cannot move
18
4.5
To make something dirty or blocked so it does not work properly
13
4.4
Get stuck and stop moving or working
9
3.7
To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it
8
4.7
Become blocked so things cannot move or work
7
5.1
To cause a complete stop so vehicles cannot move or talks cannot progress
6
7.2
To make moving parts stuck with dirt or glue so they stop working
6
6.4
To stop a supply by blocking its source or flow
4
3.8
To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
1
5.3
To block or fill a place so things cannot move through it
1
5.8
To block a pipe or drain so water cannot pass through
To become blocked or cause a block by dirt and grease
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- UK
1
6.8
A traditional dance where people stamp loudly while wearing shoes with wooden soles
How Blocked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clog meaning 'to block' also comes from the old sense 'a block' (Old English clogg), so to clog something is to make it into a blockage that stops movement or flow.