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clogging definition

clogging


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  clog 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  clog 
 
  Sense  1 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  gum  up 
  =>  crap  up 
  =>  stuff,  lug,  choke  up  block 
  =>  silt  up  silt 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  clog 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  clog 
 
  Sense  1 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  gum  up 
  =>  crap  up 
  =>  stuff,  lug,  choke  up  block 
  =>  silt  up  silt 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  clog 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  clog 
 
  6  senses  of  clog 
 
  Sense  1 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  clog 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog 
  =>  restrain,  encumber,  cumber,  constrain 
 
  Sense  4 
  clog 
  =>  slow,  slow  down  slow  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  clog,  clot 
  =>  coalesce 
 
  Sense  6 
  clog,  overload 
  =>  fill,  fill  up  make  full 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  clog 
 
  clog  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  clog 
 
  Sense  1 
  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul 
  =>  obstruct,  obturate,  impede,  occlude,  jam,  block,  close  up 
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  Sense  2 
  clog 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  clog 
  =>  restrain,  encumber,  cumber,  constrain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  clog 
  =>  slow,  slow  down  slow  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  clog,  clot 
  =>  coalesce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  clog,  overload 
  =>  fill,  fill  up  make  full 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  clog 
 
  The  verb  clog  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  obstructed;  "The  leaves  clog  our  drains  in  the  Fall";  "The  water  pipe  is  backed  up") 
  2.  clog  --  (dance  a  clog  dance) 
  3.  clog  --  (impede  the  motion  of  as  with  a  chain  or  a  burden;  "horses  were  clogged  until  they  were  tamed") 
  4.  clog  --  (impede  with  a  clog  or  as  if  with  a  clog;  "The  market  is  being  clogged  by  these  operations") 
  5.  clog,  clot  --  (coalesce  or  unite  in  a  mass;  "Blood  clots") 
  6.  clog,  overload  --  (fill  to  excess  so  that  function  is  impaired;  "Fear  clogged  her  mind";  "The  story  was  clogged  with  too  many  details") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clogging 
 
  The  adj  clogging  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clogging,  hindering,  impeding,  obstructive  --  (preventing  movement;  "the  clogging  crowds  of  revelers  overflowing  into  the  street") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  clogging 
 
  1  sense  of  clogging 
 
  Sense  1 
  clogging,  hindering,  impeding,  obstructive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  preventive)  ->  permissive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  clogging 
 
  1  sense  of  clogging 
 
  Sense  1 
  clogging,  hindering,  impeding,  obstructive 
  =>  preventive  (vs.  permissive),  preventative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  clogging 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  clogging 
 
  clogging  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  clogging 
  clogging 
 
  Overview  of  verb  clog 
 
  The  verb  clog  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  clog,  choke  off  clog  up  back  up  congest,  choke,  foul  --  (become  or  cause  to  become  obstructed;  "The  leaves  clog  our  drains  in  the  Fall";  "The  water  pipe  is  backed  up") 
  2.  clog  --  (dance  a  clog  dance) 
  3.  clog  --  (impede  the  motion  of  as  with  a  chain  or  a  burden;  "horses  were  clogged  until  they  were  tamed") 
  4.  clog  --  (impede  with  a  clog  or  as  if  with  a  clog;  "The  market  is  being  clogged  by  these  operations") 
  5.  clog,  clot  --  (coalesce  or  unite  in  a  mass;  "Blood  clots") 
  6.  clog,  overload  --  (fill  to  excess  so  that  function  is  impaired;  "Fear  clogged  her  mind";  "The  story  was  clogged  with  too  many  details") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  clogging 
 
  The  adj  clogging  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  clogging,  hindering,  impeding,  obstructive  --  (preventing  movement;  "the  clogging  crowds  of  revelers  overflowing  into  the  street") 



clogging definition