Clog
WordNet
noun
(1) A dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
(2) Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
(3) Footwear usually with wooden soles
verb
(4) Fill to excess so that function is impaired
"Fear clogged her mind"
"The story was clogged with too many details"
(5) Coalesce or unite in a mass
"Blood clots"
(6) Impede with a clog or as if with a clog
"The market is being clogged by these operations"
"My mind is constipated today"
(7) Impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
"Horses were clogged until they were tamed"
(8) Become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
"The water pipe is backed up"
(9) Dance a clog dance
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Middle English: clog, a weight attached to the leg of an animal to impede movement
Noun
- A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel.
- Dutch people rarely wear clogs these days.
- A blockage.
- The plumber cleared the clog from the drain.