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Definition of 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, constipate

(impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today")

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 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive

(preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street")