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to clot

to clot

4 5.3
To make a liquid become thick and form lumps, for example blood
  • verb
  • /klɑt/
translation icon : coagular
  • When you get injured, your body will naturally clot the blood to stop the bleeding.
  • clot the blood
  • clot the wounds
  • ability to clot

Vladimir Putin will no longer be receiving any bejeweled rapiers, nor shall any of his cream be clotted.

Examples

  • A blood patch may be attempted to try to clot off the leak.

    Academic text (2005)

  • His blood was already beginning to clot.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The blood had already begun to clot.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Now, Eddie, if you don't stir it, it'll clot on ya.

    Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

  • The author postulates that the hyperhomocysteinemia predisposed this patient to clot formation in the left internal jugular vein, and this in turn led to the development of the Meniere's symptoms.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In cold temperatures, blood can clot more quickly, increasing the risk of complications.

  • The doctor explained how certain medications can affect the way your body clots blood.

Synonyms

to set
vsto clot
125 3.8

To become firm, often by cooling

is used for forming a thick mass by chemical action rather than gentle firming
to curdle
vsto clot
13 4.1

To become thick and form small lumps, like milk when it turns sour

is broader and applies to any liquid turning solid rather than only dairy
to coagulate
vsto clot
  • Specialized
8 7.7

To make a liquid become thick or solid

is the common everyday word rather than a technical expression
to thrombose
vsto clot
  • Specialized
1 9.8

To stop blood flow when a blood clot blocks a vessel

refers to causing a liquid to thicken or form a mass not vessel blockage
to flocculate
vsto clot
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To form small clumps from tiny particles in a liquid

produces a larger solid or thick mass rather than small loose clumps

Antonyms

to dissolve
64 2.4

To mix into a liquid so it becomes part of it

to liquefy
  • Specialized
18 4.4

To change a solid or gas into a liquid, often by heating

Compounds

blood clot
  • Specialized
33 3.8

A thick mass of blood that forms when it becomes solid and can block a blood vessel

clot buster
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A medicine that breaks up blood clots that block blood flow, often in the heart

How Solid

to solidify
55 4.4
to clot
4 5.3
to coagulate
  • Specialized
8 7.7
to thicken
35 2.3

Surface Forms

clot infinitive
clotted past
clotted past participle
clotting present participle
clots third person singular

Etymology

Clot (to make something thicken) has the same old English root clott meaning 'lump'. So to 'clot' something is to cause it to change from a liquid into a thick, solid mass.