clot

clot

verb

Definition of CLOT

1

to prevent passage through by filling with something <phone lines clotted by Internet traffic>

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

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

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

2

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly <scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot>

Synonyms clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set

Related Words cake, concrete, firm (up), fix, freeze, harden, indurate, solidify, stiffen; condense, thicken; clump, curd, curdle, gum, lump (up)

Near Antonyms deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy (also liquify), melt, thaw