See Also: clog(1)(dictionary)
clog(2)(dictionary)
clog 1, verb(dictionary)
clog 2, noun(dictionary)

clog(2) (iou)



clog verb. Infl. -gg-. LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Fasten a clog to, impede (an animal etc.) with a clog; fasten by a clog; encumber, hamper, hinder. LME.
Shelley Superstition..has..clogged man to earth. A. W. Kinglake The whole flotilla would be clogged by the slowness of the sailing vessels. A. Powell Extraneous detail that can clog a narrative.
verb trans. Obstruct or encumber by stickiness. E16.
A. T. Ellis Her boots were clogged with mud.
a. verb trans. Fill up or up so as to hinder free passage, action, or function. L16.
W. Dufton When the Eustachian tube is clogged up with mucus. H. Kissinger The White House switchboard was clogged with congratulatory phone calls.
b. verb intrans. Become filled (up) so as to hinder free passage, action, or function. M17.
F. L. Wright Broken stone does not clog up.
verb trans. Satiate, surfeit, cloy. obsolete exc. dial. L16.
verb trans. Put wooden soles on (shoes etc.). M17.
verb intrans. Perform a clog-dance. E20.