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  • 31clog up — PHR V ERG When something clogs up a place, or when it clogs up, it becomes blocked so that little or nothing can pass through. [V P n (not pron)] 22,000 tourists were clogging up the pavements... [V P] The result is that the lungs clog up with a… …

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  • 32clog up — block or become blocked. → clog …

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  • 33clog — noun 1》 a shoe with a thick wooden sole. 2》 an obstacle or impediment. verb (clogs, clogging, clogged) (often clog up) block or become blocked. Origin ME (in the sense block of wood to impede an animal s movement ): of unknown origin …

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  • 34clog — I. v. a. 1. Trammel, shackle, hamper, fetter, put a clog on. 2. Obstruct, choke, choke up, stop up. 3. Encumber, hinder, impede, hamper, embarrass, cumber, restrain, trammel, burden, load. II. n. 1. Trammel, fetter, shackle, drag weight, dead… …

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  • 35clog — n. & v. n. 1 a shoe with a thick wooden sole. 2 archaic an encumbrance or impediment. 3 a block of wood to impede an animal s movement. v. (clogged, clogging) 1 (often foll. by up) a tr. obstruct, esp. by accumulation of glutinous matter. b intr …

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  • 36Clog almanac — Clog Clog (kl[o^]g), n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay.] 1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or… …

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  • 37Clog dance — Clog Clog (kl[o^]g), n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay.] 1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or… …

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  • 38Clog dancer — Clog Clog (kl[o^]g), n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay.] 1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or… …

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  • 39Clog Dance (song) — Clog Dance Single by Violinski from the album No Cause For Alarm B side …

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  • 40clog dance — clog dancer. clog dancing. a dance in which clogs, or heavy shoes, are worn for hammering out the lively rhythm. [1880 85] * * *       kind of dance in which the dancer accentuates the rhythm of his feet by wearing wooden soled shoes, or clogs.… …

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