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View usage for: (klɒg) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense clogs, present participle clogging, past tense, past participle clogged1. verbWhen something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots. [VERB noun] The traffic clogged the Thames bridges. [VERB noun] Synonyms: obstruct, block, jam, hamper More Synonyms of clog clogged graded adjective ...a clogged drain. The streets were clogged with people. 2. countable noun [usually plural]Clogs are heavy leather or wooden shoes with thick wooden soles. Phrasal verbs: See clog up clog in British English 1 (klɒɡ) verbWord forms: clogs, clogging or clogged1. to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter 2. (transitive) to encumber; hinder; impede 3. (transitive) to fasten a clog or impediment to (an animal, such as a horse) 4. (intransitive) to adhere or stick in a mass 5. slang (in soccer) to foul (an opponent) noun6. a. any of various wooden or wooden-soled shoes b. (as modifier) clog dance 7. a heavy block, esp of wood, fastened to the leg of a person or animal to impede motion 8. something that impedes motion or action; hindrance 9. pop one's clogs Derived forms cloggy (ˈcloggy) adjective clogginess (ˈclogginess) noun Word origin C14 (in the sense: block of wood): of unknown origin clog in British English 2 (klɒɡ) verbWord forms: clogs, clogging or cloggedto use a photo-enabled mobile phone to take a photograph of (someone) and send it to a website without his or her knowledge or consent Derived forms clogging (ˈclogging) noun Word origin C21: c(amera) + log (klɑg; klɔg) noun1. 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: light clogs are used in clog dancing verb transitiveWord forms: clogged or ˈclogging6. to fill with obstructions or with thick, sticky matter; stop up; jam verb intransitive8. to become thick or sticky, so as to clog Derived forms clogginess (ˈclogginess) noun cloggy (ˈcloggy) adjective Word origin ME clogge, a lump of wood < ? clod, clod + logge, UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'clog' in a sentenceclog Make sure they are not clogging drains.Suddenly the streets were clogged with BMWs and SUVs.We had wooden clogs on our feet.It takes only a few wipes to clog up drains. Traffic is clogging up and polluting the city and surrounding suburbs.In previous years the island has also outlawed wooden clogs and the wearing of bikinis in town.They were designed to replace the wooden clogs which had become almost universal.It also clogs up traffic coming off side roads that would otherwise have had reasonably clear access.Are any shoes uglier than wooden clogs?As a result it is sometimes completely clogged with traffic.The beaches were clogged with traffic.The cars that had clogged the high street before 1939 were now barely a trickle.For example, ban the people who clog the urban streets with parked cars.Allow for the traffic, which can clog up the streets for hours.The party clogged the streets as the barriers that divided Germany melted like the ice of the cold war.The little village was almost medieval - ox carts pulled the harvest in and the farmers all wore wooden clogs.Wear shoes whose inner soles are made of cork or leather; in the summer wear light sandals or wooden clogs.They used to wear clogs.Part sandal, part clog, wear these with ribbed woolly tights.Not least because our crew, for camouflage, all wear wooden clogs. British English: clog / klɒɡ/ NOUN Clogs are heavy leather or wooden shoes with thick wooden soles. - American English: clog
- Arabic: قَبْقَاب
- Brazilian Portuguese: tamanco
- Chinese: 木屐
- Croatian: klompa
- Czech: dřevák
- Danish: træsko
- Dutch: klomp
- European Spanish: zueco
- Finnish: puukenkä
- French: sabot
- German: Holzschuh
- Greek: τσόκαρο
- Italian: zoccolo
- Japanese: 木靴
- Korean: 나막신
- Norwegian: tresko
- Polish: kłoda
- European Portuguese: tamanco
- Romanian: sabot
- Russian: сабо
- Latin American Spanish: zueco
- Swedish: träsko
- Thai: รองเท้าไม้
- Turkish: takunya
- Ukrainian: сабо
- Vietnamese: chiếc guốc
British English: clog VERB When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots. - American English: clog
- Brazilian Portuguese: entupir
- Chinese: 堵塞
- European Spanish: obstruir
- French: boucher
- German: verstopfen
- Italian: intasare
- Japanese: 詰まらせる
- Korean: 막다
- European Portuguese: entupir
- Latin American Spanish: obstruir
Chinese translation of 'clog' n (c) - (= shoe)
木屐 (mùjī) (双(雙), shuāng)
vt - [drain, pipe, skin, pores] (also clog up)
堵塞 (dǔsè) - [roads]
阻塞 (zǔsè)
vi - [drain, pipe] (also clog up)
堵塞 (dǔsè)
Definition to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter The traffic clogged the Thames bridges. Synonyms bung stop up dam up occlude (formal) congest Additional synonymsDefinition to obstruct or impede by introducing an obstacle When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream. Synonyms obstruct, close, stop, cut off, plug, choke, clog, shut off, stop up, bung up (informal) Definition to make it difficult for (someone or something) to move or progress I was hampered by a lack of information. Synonyms hinder, handicap, hold up, prevent, restrict, frustrate, curb, slow down, restrain, hamstring, interfere with, cramp, thwart, obstruct, impede, hobble, fetter, encumber, trammelDefinition to get in the way of (someone or something) Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies. Synonyms obstruct, stop, check, block, prevent, arrest, delay, oppose, frustrate, handicap, interrupt, slow down, deter, hamstring, hamper, thwart, retard, impede, hobble, stymie, encumber, throw a spanner in the works, trammel, hold up or back - clock
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