Definition of "clog" []

• An obstruction or hindrance. (noun)
• A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement. (noun)
• A heavy, usually wooden-soled shoe. (noun)
• To obstruct movement on or in; block up: Heavy traffic clogged the freeways. (verb-transitive)
• 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). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I should call that company and when they arrive tell them, “Sorry Mario, but the clog is in another castle,” and promptly slam the door."
• "Their jollity and enthusiasm are unbounded, expressing itself in clog dances and rousing old songs often in sharp contrast to the overworked, worn aspects of the members."
• "Gary Dourdan (presenter and CSI star) admitted to wearing makeup on a daily basis and was so happy to find one that won’t clog is pores.?"