clog
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4.9
- noun
- /klɔg/
- Have you lost any clogs?
- wear clogs
- wooden clogs
- a pair of clogs
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Watch on YouTubeI can't say I've completely come to terms with it myself, but clogs are back in.
- I can't say I've completely come to terms with it myself, but clogs are back in.
- I dressed by rote cords in blue or brown, grey turtleneck, black clogs.
- Like I wear these so much more than one would ever think a massive platform multi colored clog would ever be worn.
- They're they're kind of they're clogs, but heels, like brown clogs can be funky.
Examples
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I broke in my purple clogs.
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My grandfather used to tell stories about the traditional Dutch clogs he wore as a child.
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I'm talking about a 200 year old clog here.
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Absolutely not, she said, and she put her sensible dance go clog down firmly on the subject.
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Like I wear these so much more than one would ever think a massive platform multi colored clog would ever be worn.
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I guess I could learn to like clogs.
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Only now, at this point, we were instructed to remove our shower clogs and put on our state boots.
Fiction book (1997) -
The land of tulips, clogs and cheese.
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Plowing his way to the door, he pulled a pair of wooden clogs from the pile against the wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
I put on my garden clogs and, treading on the frost in the shade, went closer to take a look.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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9.9
A wooden shoe worn in parts of Europe
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5.3
A shoe made from one piece of wood worn in some European countries
A wooden shoe made from one piece of wood and worn in the Netherlands
A wooden sandal with two raised blocks worn with kimono
Compounds
- UK
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6.8
A traditional dance where people stamp loudly while wearing shoes with wooden soles
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clog first meant a 'block' or 'lump' of wood (Old English clogg). Think of a thick block put under the foot, and you have the idea of a wooden shoe, which is why a clog is a heavy shoe with a thick sole.