Definition of Clog
Clog
clog
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to block some pathway to make it difficult for things to flow through;
e.g. She needed to clog the sink so that it would hold the soapy water needed to wash the dishes.
(noun)
that matter --- of whatever sort --- that is blocking the pathway;
e.g. A large clog of people were blocking the doorway.
(verb)
to dance a clog dance;
e.g. For a lark, they took up clogging, dancing while wearing heavy clog shoes, often wooden: we were told it was an English or Irish Industrial Revolution thing to do.
(verb)
a shoe or sandal that has a thick usually wooden sole, some versions being all wooden;
e.g. The classic clog is the all-wooden 'Dutch shoe'... but versions of the style are very popular in modern times.
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