Clogged
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
clogged
adj 1: thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs
or clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together"
[syn: {clogged}, {clotted}]
2: stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up
freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: {choked},
{clogged}]
3: loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of
birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow.
--Dryden.
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2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke
up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
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3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
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The commodities are clogged with impositions.
--Addison.
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You 'll rue the time
That clogs me with this answer. --Shak.
Syn: Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain;
restrict.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clogged \clogged\ adj.
1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; --
of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.
Syn: choked.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to
retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with
shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged
highways made me miss my appointment..
Syn: choked.
[PJC]
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