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clog

(kl/A/g )

footwear usually with wooden soles(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
geta, patten, sabot

source: wordnet30
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps(noun.act)

Synonym:
clog dance, clog dancing

source: wordnet30
That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.(noun)

source: webster1913

become or cause to become obstructed(verb.contact)

Example:
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall.

Synonym:
back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, foul
Antonym:
unclog

source: wordnet30
dance a clog dance(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden(verb.contact)

Example:
Horses were clogged until they were tamed.

source: wordnet30
impede with a clog or as if with a clog(verb.change)

Example:
The market is being clogged by these operations.

Synonym:
constipate

source: wordnet30
coalesce or unite in a mass(verb.change)

Synonym:
clot

source: wordnet30
fill to excess so that function is impaired(verb.change)

Example:
Fear clogged her mind.
The story was clogged with too many details.

Synonym:
overload

source: wordnet30
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.(verb)

source: webster1913
To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.(verb)

source: webster1913

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