Definition of 'clog'

Noun

1. footwear usually with wooden soles
      Synonyms: geta patten sabot
2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: choke off clog up back up congest choke foul
      Antonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: constipate
5. coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots"
      Synonyms: clot
6. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
      Synonyms: overload

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