clog | Definition of clog

clog

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of clog

1 to prevent passage through by filling with something

the discovery that a ton of hair was clogging the drain in the tub

Synonyms of clog

block, choke, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Words Related to clog

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of clog

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

Antonyms of clog

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

a court system clogged by frivolous suits

Synonyms of clog

cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to clog

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with clog

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of clog

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of clog

aid, assist, facilitate, help