clog something up

clog something up
clog something up
[for something] to obstruct a channel or conduit. •

The leaves clogged the gutters up.

They clogged up the gutter.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • Clog — Clog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clogged} (kl[o^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clogging}.] 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. [1913 Webster] The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clog up — verb become or cause to become obstructed The leaves clog our drains in the Fall The water pipe is backed up • Syn: ↑clog, ↑choke off, ↑back up, ↑congest, ↑choke, ↑foul …   Useful english dictionary

  • clog — I UK [klɒɡ] / US [klɑɡ] verb Word forms clog : present tense I/you/we/they clog he/she/it clogs present participle clogging past tense clogged past participle clogged 1) [intransitive/transitive] to block something such as a pipe, tube, or… …   English dictionary

  • clog — clog1 [klɔg US kla:g] v also clog up past tense and past participle clogged present participle clogging [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: clog to prevent an animal from moving by tying a wooden block to it (14 19 centuries), from clog (noun);… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clog — {{11}}clog (n.) early 14c., clogge a lump of wood, origin unknown. Also used in M.E. of large pieces of jewelry and large testicles. The sense of wooden soled shoe is first recorded late 14c., probably originally meaning the wooden sole itself.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • clog — clog1 [ klag ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to block something such as a pipe, tube, or passage, or to become blocked, so that nothing can get through: The drain s clogged again. be clogged with something: The streams are clogged with ice …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • clog — 1 verb also clog up (I, T) if something clogs a road, pipe etc, or a road or a pipe clogs, it gradually becomes blocked and no longer works properly: Don t put potato peelings down the drain, they ll clog up the pipe. | clog sth with: The roads… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clog — I. noun Etymology: Middle English clogge short thick piece of wood Date: 14th century 1. a. a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion b. something that shackles or impedes ; encumbrance 1 2. a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clog — [[t]klɒ̱g[/t]] clogs, clogging, clogged 1) VERB When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through. [V n] Dirt clogs the pores, causing spots... [V n] The traffic clogged the Thames bridges. Syn: block …   English dictionary

  • clog up — PHR V ERG When something clogs up a place, or when it clogs up, it becomes blocked so that little or nothing can pass through. [V P n (not pron)] 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements... [V P] The result is that the lungs clog up with a… …   English dictionary

  • clog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. obstruct, block, congest, choke; hamper, encumber, jam, impede, restrain. See hindrance, closure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stop up, seal, obstruct, jam; see bar 1 , close 2 , hinder , plug . III… …   English dictionary for students

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