clog

¹clog

noun \ˈkläg, ˈklȯg\

Definition of CLOG

1

a : a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion

b : something that shackles or impedes : encumbrance 1

2

: a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a thick typically wooden sole

Examples of CLOG

1. There's a clog in the kitchen sink.
2. a liquid chemical that gets rid of clogs

Origin of CLOG

Middle English clogge short thick piece of wood

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CLOG

Synonyms

balk, bar, block, chain, encumbrance, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

Related Words

catch, hitch, rub, snag; barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall; arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint; embargo, stoppage; delay, holdup, stall; burden, cumber, load; danger, hazard, peril, reef; adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship

Near Antonyms

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus; advantage, break, edge; aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help

Rhymes with CLOG

blog, bog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, log, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog

²clog

verb

cloggedclog·ging

Definition of CLOG

transitive verb

1

a : to impede with a clog : hinder

b : to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of : encumber <restraints that have been clogging the market — T. W. Arnold>

2

a : to fill beyond capacity : overload <cars clogged the main street> —often used with up <petty cases clogging up the courts>

b : to cause blockage in —often used with up <arteries clogged up by cholesterol>

intransitive verb

1

: to become filled with extraneous matter —often used with up

2

: to unite in a mass : clot

3

: to dance a clog dance

— clog·ger \ˈklä-gər, ˈklȯ-\ noun

Examples of CLOG

1. The sink was clogged by dirt and grease.
2. The drain clogs easily because the opening is so small.

First Known Use of CLOG

14th century

Related to CLOG

Synonyms

block, choke, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Antonyms

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

Related Words

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple; fill, gridlock, pack; fur, silt; flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out); empty, lighten

See Synonym Discussion at hamper