clog

4 definitions • 7 examples

to (cause something to) become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult:

be clogged with The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.

clog up Eating too much fat causes your arteries to clog up.

clog something up Leaves are clogging up the drain.

Toilet paper had clogged the toilet.

A stream of busses clogged the main street.

a type of shoe made of wood, or with the top part made of leather and the bottom part of wood

to become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen:

[ T ] During rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters.

[ M ] Too much cholesterol clogs up your arteries.

a shoe with a thick, often wooden bottom and a top that covers the front of the foot, but not the heel