clogger
- noun
- /ˈklɔɡər/
Examples
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" Artery cloggers." "Real people don't eat tree bark for breakfast," Seth sneered.
Fiction book (1999) -
The plumber discovered a large clogger that was preventing water from draining properly.
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After heavy rains, the storm drains were filled with leaves and other cloggers that blocked the flow of water.
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To keep your sink functioning well, avoid putting food scraps down the drain that could become cloggers.
Synonyms
An object that fits tightly into a hole to stop liquid or gas
Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow
A narrow place, like where lanes merge, that slows movement
An object that blocks a hole to keep liquid or gas inside
An object that blocks a pipe or passage and stops flow
Something that blocks a pipe so water or gas cannot flow
An object that blocks a path or movement
A thing placed across a road or entrance to stop people entering and vehicles passing
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clogger comes from clog, meaning a 'block', plus -er meaning 'one that does'. So a clogger is any object or substance (like grease or wet wipes) that blocks a pipe or drain.