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English noun: clog | |||
| 1. | clog (artifact) footwear usually with wooden soles | ||
| Synonyms | geta, patten, sabot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | footgear, footwear | ||
| 2. | clog (artifact) any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive | ||
| 3. | clog (act) a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps | ||
| Synonyms | clog dance, clog dancing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tap dance, tap dancing | ||
English verb: clog | |||
| 1. | clog (contact) become or cause to become obstructed | ||
| Samples | The leaves clog our drains in the Fall. The water pipe is backed up. | ||
| Synonyms | back up, choke, choke off, clog up, congest, foul | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | block, choke up, crap up, gum up, lug, silt, silt up, stuff | ||
| Antonyms | unclog | ||
| 2. | clog (creation) dance a clog dance | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue clog | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
| Domain category | dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore | ||
| 3. | clog (contact) impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden | ||
| Samples | Horses were clogged until they were tamed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | ||
| 4. | clog (change) impede with a clog or as if with a clog | ||
| Samples | The market is being clogged by these operations. My mind is constipated today. | ||
| Synonyms | constipate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| 5. | clog (change) coalesce or unite in a mass | ||
| Samples | Blood clots. | ||
| Synonyms | clot | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coalesce | ||
| 6. | clog (change) fill to excess so that function is impaired | ||
| Samples | Fear clogged her mind. The story was clogged with too many details. | ||
| Synonyms | overload | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
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