clot: Meaning and Definition of

clot

Pronunciation: (klot), [key]
— n., v., clot•ted, clot•ting.
—n.
  1. a mass or lump.
  2. a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood.
  3. a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance.
  4. blockhead, dolt, clod.
—v.i.
  1. to form into clots; coagulate.
—v.t.
  1. to cause to clot.
  2. to cover with clots: Carefully aimed snowballs clotted the house.
  3. to cause to become blocked or obscured: to clot the book's narrative with too many characters.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: