clotted; clotting
1
: to become a clot : form clots
2
: to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulated mass : coagulate
1
: to cause to form into or as if into a clot
2
: to fill with clots
Examples of clot in a Sentence
Noun
We were told that his stroke was caused by a clot in his brain.
a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed
Verb
medications that prevent blood from clotting
substances that help to clot blood
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Consuming significantly more vitamin K could lead to a clot, and consuming significantly less could cause bleeding.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Voskuhl stresses that women need to be screened for contraindications such as breast cancer, clotting disorders or cardiovascular disease.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Consuming significantly more vitamin K could lead to a clot, and consuming significantly less could cause bleeding.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
These include: People taking blood thinners, since vitamin K can interact with blood-thinning medications like warfarin
People with clotting disorders
People with liver disease
Always talk to your provider before starting any new supplements like vitamin K2.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Voskuhl stresses that women need to be screened for contraindications such as breast cancer, clotting disorders or cardiovascular disease.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Clot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clot. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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clot
1 of 2 noun
: a mass or lump made by a liquid (as blood) that thickens and sticks together
clot
2 of 2 verb
clotted; clotting
: to become or cause to become a clot : form clots
Medical Definition
clot
2 of 2 verb
clotted; clotting
: to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion of fluid blood into a coagulum and that involves shedding of blood, release of thromboplastin from blood platelets and injured tissues, inactivation of heparin by thromboplastin permitting calcium ions of the plasma to convert prothrombin to thrombin, interaction of thrombin with fibrinogen to form an insoluble fibrin network in which blood cells and plasma are trapped, and contraction of the network to squeeze out excess fluid : coagulate
: to cause to form into or as if into a clot
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