clog meaning and definition

CLOG noun

Definition of clog (noun)

1. footwear usually with wooden soles
   • synonyms: geta, patten, sabot
2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
   • synonyms: clog dance, clog dancing

CLOG verb

Definition of clog (verb)

1. become or cause to become obstructed
   • "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
   • synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, foul
   • antonym: unclog
2. dance a clog dance
3. impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
   • "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
4. impede with a clog or as if with a clog
   • "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
   • synonyms: constipate
5. coalesce or unite in a mass
   • "Blood clots"
   • synonyms: clot
6. fill to excess so that function is impaired
   • "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
   • synonyms: overload