26984 words

clot

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
an almost solid piece of something:

Examples:

blood clot He had a blood clot removed from his brain.
2
a stupid person:

Examples:

Look what you've done, you clot!
3
to form clots:

Examples:

He was rushed into hospital because his blood wasn't clotting properly.
an anti-clotting agent
4
a lump, esp. a lump of thick blood:

Examples:

Heart attacks occur when a blood clot blocks vessels to the heart.
5
to become thicker and more solid, or to cause a liquid to do this:

Examples:

[ T ] My hair was all clotted with dust and mud.

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