clogging Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb become or cause to become obstructed
   clog; congest; choke; foul; clog up; choke off; back up.
   
   • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
   • The water pipe is backed up
2. verb dance a clog dance
   clog.
   
3. verb impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
   clog.
   
   • horses were clogged until they were tamed
4. verb impede with a clog or as if with a clog
   constipate; clog.
   
   • The market is being clogged by these operations
   • My mind is constipated today
5. verb coalesce or unite in a mass
   clot; clog.
   
   • Blood clots
6. verb fill to excess so that function is impaired
   clog; overload.
   
   • Fear clogged her mind
   • The story was clogged with too many details
7. adjective satellite preventing movement
   impeding; hindering; obstructive.
   
   • the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street

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