单词 | clogged |
释义 | clogclog1 /klɑg/ (also clog up) verb (clogged, clogging) 1[intransitive, transitive] to physically block something, or become blocked in this way, especially so that a movement or flow of something is stopped: The sink has clogged again.clog something with something The freeways were clogged with traffic.2[transitive] to slow down or stop a process or system, because there is too much work, too few people to do the work, etc.: An increased number of arrests has clogged the court system.clog something with something The hospital waiting rooms were clogging up with patients. [Origin: 1500–1600 clog to prevent an animal from moving by tying a wooden block to it (14–19 centuries)]—clogged adjective: a clogged drain |
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