clog

clog
v
1. encumber, hamper, hinder, cumber, place an obstacle in the way of, balk; impede, incommode, embarrass, delay, U.S. filibuster, retard, slow up or down, brake; frustrate, thwart, cross, oppose, countercheck, counteract; complicate, make things difficult, interfere, get in the way, intervene, intercede, interpose, come between; interrupt, break off, cease, discontinue, suspend, put an end to, curtail; deadlock, bring to a standstill, bring to an impasse; checkmate, foil, defeat, crush, stamp or wipe out.
2. check, hold in check, hold back, restrain, constrain, cramp, trammel, bridle, curb; disadvantage, handicap, cripple, saddle, burden, load; hobble, hopple, tether, tie up, shackle, fetter, handcuff, chain, lock up; prevent, block, obstruct, Obs. intercept, deter; detain, stay, keep, halt, stop, arrest; bar, blockade, barricade, stand in the way; prohibit, forbid, disallow, debar, exclude, shut out.
3. crowd, stuff, cram, fill up, fill to overflowing, overfill, overstuff, overcrowd; clot, gum up, congest, choke up, stop up, dam up, close off, back up.
n
4. encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, stumbling block; snag, catch, hitch, rub, drawback, fly in the ointment; difficulty, complication, embarrassment, cumbrance, trouble, bother, pain in the neck, inconvenience, incommodity; hobble, handicap, disadvantage, burden, load, saddle; restraint, constraint, cramp, trammel, bridle, curb, bit; tether, cord, chain, leash; shackle, handcuffs, fetter, lock, padlock; prevention, Obs. interception, prohibition, forbiddance, disallowance, debarring, exclusion.
5. block, obstacle, obstruction, remora, bar, barrier, hurdle, barricade, blockade; congestion, jam, blockage, stoppage; dead end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse, stalemate, deadlock, checkmate.
6. check, balk, stay, deterrent, detention; stop, halt, pause, arrestment, end, curtailment, cessation; interruption, discontinuation, suspension; delay, U.S. filibuster, retardation, brake; frustration, thwarting, crossing, countercheck; interference, intervention, intercession, interposal.

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  • Clog — (kl[o^]g), n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay.] 1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clog — clog; clog·gage; clog·ger; clog·gy; clog·wyn; cy·clog·e·ny; un·clog; …   English syllables

  • clog — [kläg, klôg] n. [ME clogge, a lump of wood < ? clod, CLOD + logge,LOG1] 1. a weight fastened to the leg of an animal to hinder motion 2. anything that hinders or obstructs; hindrance 3. a shoe, sandal, etc. with a thick, usually wooden, sole:… …   English World dictionary

  • Clog — Clog, v. i. 1. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter. [1913 Webster] In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw will begin to clog. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster] 2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clog — Clog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clogged} (kl[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clogging}.] 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. [1913 Webster] The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clog — may refer to: clog (shoe), a shoe with a rigid, often wooden, sole A blockage in plumbing A British brand of rock climbing equipment owned by Wild Country (company) Clogging, a traditional type of percussive folk dance C.L.O.G. National Clogging… …   Wikipedia

  • Clog — [klɔk, engl. klɔg] der; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. clog> modischer Holzpantoffel …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • clog — [n] blockage bar, block, blockade, burden, cumbrance, dead weight, drag, encumbrance, hindrance, impedance, impediment, obstruction, snag; concepts 121,674 Ant. clearance, opening clog [v] block, hinder burden, choke, close, congest, curb, dam up …   New thesaurus

  • clog — ► NOUN 1) a shoe with a thick wooden sole. 2) an encumbrance. ► VERB (clogged, clogging) (often clog up) ▪ block or become blocked. ORIGIN originally in the sense «block of wood to impede an animal s movement»: origin unknown …   English terms dictionary

  • clog|gy — «KLOG ee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. clogging or apt to clog; adhesive; sticky …   Useful english dictionary

  • clog — I verb arrest, astrict, bar, barricade, be obstructive, block, block up, bridle, burden, checkmate, choke, close, close off, constrict, cumber, dam, deadlock, detain, exclude, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frustrate, hamper, handicap, hinder,… …   Law dictionary

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