clot

CEFRC1

/klɒt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thick mass of blood that stops bleeding.

  2. 02

    verb

    To form a thick mass that blocks a passage.

Examples

  • Don't worry. The blood will clot soon.

  • He has a suspected blood clot and needs medical attention.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who is silly, stupid, dull, a clod.

  2. A solidified mass of any liquid.

  3. A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

More examples

In context

  • Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach.

  • and nothing elſe but euen, A heauie lump and clottred clod of ſeedes togither driuen)

  • They didn't explode into blood and clotted matter.

Synonyms

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A blood blank formed in his leg after the long flight, causing severe pain.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.