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Definition of: clog
(klog) noun
1. Anything that impedes motion, as a block attached to an animal or a vehicle.
2. An encumbrance; a hindrance.
3. A wooden-soled shoe.
4. A clog dance. See synonyms under IMPEDIMENT, LOAD.
—v clogged, clog·ging
—v.t.
1. To choke up or obstruct.
2. To place impediments in the way of; hinder.
3. To fasten a clog to; hamper the movements of by a clog; hobble.
—v.i.
4. To become choked up.
5. To be retarded or hindered.
6. To adhere in a mass; coagulate.
7. To perform a clog dance. See synonyms under HINDER, OBSTRUCT. [ME clogge block of wood]
—clog′gy adjective
—clog′gi·ness noun
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