[0851] clog

[보카길라잡이]

n.

1. An obstruction or hindrance.
2. A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement.
3. A heavy, usually wooden-soled shoe.

v. clogged, clog·ging, clogs
v. tr.

1. To obstruct movement on or in; block up: Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.
2. To hamper the function or activity of; impede: “attorneys clogging our courts with actions designed to harass state and local governments” (Roslyn L. Anderson and Patricia L. Irvin).

v. intr.

1. To become obstructed or choked up: The pipes had clogged with rust.
2. To thicken or stick together; clot.
3. To do a clog dance.

clog

n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: geta, patten, sabot]

2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

3: a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: clog dance, clog dancing]

v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn: choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul] [ant: unclog]

2: dance a clog dance

3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"

4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" [syn: constipate]

5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: clot]

6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: overload]

[마스터현태]

clog 1.방해하다 ; 근심 등이 우울하게 하다. 괴롭히다. (frog가 clog하는 장면 연상!!하면 은근히 잘 외워져요..) 웬지 저는 개구리가 이미지가 그러네요...^^

[고냉이짱]

flog가 가는데 자꾸 clog하는거예요. - 방해하다, 괴롭히다, 우울하게 하다..^^