1. Verb
That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
2. Verb
A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
3. Verb
A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine.
4. Verb
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
5. Verb
To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
6. Verb
To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
7. Verb
To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
8. Verb
To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
9. Noun
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
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