clogged Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become or cause to become obstructed
    clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up
  2. verb dance a clog dance
    clog.
  3. verb impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
    clog.
    • horses were clogged until they were tamed
  4. verb impede with a clog or as if with a clog
    constipate; clog.
    • The market is being clogged by these operations
    • My mind is constipated today
  5. verb coalesce or unite in a mass
    clot; clog.
    • Blood clots
  6. verb fill to excess so that function is impaired
    clog; overload.
    • Fear clogged her mind
    • The story was clogged with too many details
  7. adjective satellite thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
    clotted.
    • clotted blood
    • seeds clogged together
  8. adjective satellite stopped up; clogged up
    choked.
    • clogged pipes
    • clogged up freeways
    • streets choked with traffic
  9. adjective satellite loaded with something that hinders motion
    • The wings of birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden

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