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clog up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  clog up - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"clog, congest, choke off, foul, back up, chokegum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" |
clog up
clog up1. To obstruct. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." This cold is clogging up my nose and I can hardly breathe.2. To make constipated. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." That type of food always clogs me up—I was constipated for days the last time I ate it.See also: clog, upclog someone up[for some kind of food] to constipate someone. This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it. This food clogs up people who eat it.See also: clog, upclog something up[for something] to obstruct a channel or conduit. The leaves clogged the gutters up. They clogged up the gutter.See also: clog, upclog up[for a channel or conduit] to become blocked. The canal clogged up with leaves and mud.See also: clog, upclog upv.1. To obstruct some passageway: The fallen leaves clogged up the drainpipe. The sediment clogged the pipe up.2. To cause something to become obstructed: I clogged up the sink with some leftover food. This nagging cold has clogged my sinuses up.3. To become obstructed: Call the plumber; the toilet clogged up again.See also: clog, upclog up
Synonyms for clog upverb become or cause to become obstructedSynonyms- clog
- congest
- choke off
- foul
- back up
- choke
Related Words- gum up
- obturate
- occlude
- close up
- impede
- obstruct
- jam
- block
- crap up
- choke up
- lug
- stuff
- silt
- silt up
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