 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
clogged
See {clog}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
clogged
adjective
1: thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or
clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together"
[syn: {clotted}]
2: stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up
freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: {choked}]
3: loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of
birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
clog
noun
1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: {geta}, {patten}, {sabot}]
2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping
steps [syn: {clog dance}, {clog dancing}]
verb
1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
{choke off}, {clog up}, {back up}, {congest}, {choke},
{foul}] [ant: {unclog}]
2: dance a clog dance
3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses
were clogged until they were tamed"
4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is
being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is
constipated today" [syn: {constipate}]
5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: {clot}]
6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged
her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
[syn: {overload}]
[also: {clogging}, {clogged}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
clogged \clogged\ adjective
1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; --
of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.
Syn: choked.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to
retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with
shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged
highways made me miss my appointment..
Syn: choked.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Clog \Clog\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Clogged} (kl[o^]gd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clogging}.]
1. To encumber or load, especially with something that
impedes motion; to hamper.
The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow.
--Dryden.
2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke
up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
The commodities are clogged with impositions.
--Addison.
You 'll rue the time
That clogs me with this answer. --Shak.
Syn: Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain;
restrict.
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