clog

CEFRB2

/klɒɡ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To block a pipe, passage, or opening.

  2. 02

    noun

    A heavy shoe with a wooden or thick sole.

Examples

  • How long this clog has been in the kitchen sink?

  • I don't want my bathtub to clog, so I need to buy a strainer.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A blockage.

  2. A shoe of any type.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.

More examples

In context

  • It's a simple sink clog.

  • Dutch people rarely wear clogs these days.

  • The plumber cleared the clog from the drain.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

A hair blank blocked the shower drain and stopped the water flow.

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Origin

verb

Unknown; perhaps from Middle English clog (“weight attached to the leg of an animal to impede movement”). Perhaps of North Germanic origin and derived from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“lump, mass, clasp”); compare Old Norse klugu, klogo (“knotty tree log”), Dutch klomp.