clog
Pronunciation: (klog, klôg), [key]
— v., n. clogged, clog•ging,
—v.t.
- to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
- to crowd excessively, esp. so that movement is impeded; overfill: Cars clogged the highway.
- to encumber; hamper; hinder.
—v.i.
- to become clogged, encumbered, or choked up.
- to stick; stick together.
- to do a clog dance.
—n.
- anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- a shoe or sandal with a thick sole of wood, cork, rubber, or the like.
- a similar but lighter shoe worn in the clog dance.
- a heavy block, as of wood, fastened to a person or beast to impede movement.
- See
- a thick piece of wood.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.