Main Entry: ²clog

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): clogged; clog·ging

Date: 14th century

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

synonyms see hamper

— clog·ger \ˈklä-gər, ˈklȯ-\ noun