Clog meaning

What does “clog” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“clog” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: footwear usually with wooden soles.

clog

noun

  1. footwear usually with wooden soles

  2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

  3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

verb

  1. become or cause to become obstructed

    “The leaves clog our drains in the Fall”

    “The water pipe is backed up”

    Oppositesunclog
  2. dance a clog dance

  3. impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

    “horses were clogged until they were tamed”

  4. impede with a clog or as if with a clog

    “The market is being clogged by these operations”

    “My mind is constipated today”

    Synonymsconstipate
  5. coalesce or unite in a mass

    “Blood clots”

    Synonymsclot
  6. fill to excess so that function is impaired

    “Fear clogged her mind”

    “The story was clogged with too many details”

    Synonymsoverload

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University