Crossword clues for clogged
The Collaborative International Dictionary
clogged \clogged\ adj.
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obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; -- of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.
Syn: choked.
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filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged highways made me miss my appointment..
Syn: choked.
Wiktionary
Having an obstructed flow; blocked. v
(en-past of: clog)
WordNet
See clog
n. footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: geta, patten, sabot]
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps [syn: clog dance, clog dancing]
v. 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]
dance a clog dance
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"
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]
coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: clot]
fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" [syn: overload]
adj. thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots); "clotted blood"; "seeds clogged together" [syn: clotted]
stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic" [syn: choked]
loaded with something that hinders motion; "The wings of birds were clogged with ice and snow"-Dryden
Usage examples of "clogged".
Lassitude clogged his muscles, and what little energy he had he needed to defend himself from the penetrating cold.
With four kresh sizzling in the snow around him, his breath came in ragged heaves, gaps of exhaustion veered across his sight, and fatigue clogged his limbs like iron fetters.
Though she could not stop even a tenth of the shambling shapes, she had now broken so many of them that the unbound sand clogged the approaches to the tunnel.
Fresh blood ran from his yammering forehead into his eyes, clogged his vision, but he gouged it away with numb fingers, made himself see the two figures that had caught him.
But the mud clogged his movements, sucked at his every effort, and the hands on his ankles tugged him downward swiftly.
Tomorrow Chance would find the problem was a clogged fuel line, he would get it cleared, and they would finish their trip.
Before Shannon could gather his thoughts to do more than ask names, he was aware of the girl wiping her eyes and answering Chastain's questions in a clogged, wavering, but much calmer manner.
The streets were narrow, and Royal was clogged with cars parked on both sides.
Niema jerked as if some of the bullets had hit her, her hands pressed hard to her mouth to hold back the scream that clogged her throat.
The drive, the street, even the sidewalk was clogged with vehicles, most of them with flashing lights.
Squad cars, unmarked cars, vans, medics, and a fire engine clogged the driveway and street, but at least they belonged.
Her throat clogged and her hands clenched together so hard they were bloodless.
The narrow, crooked streets were clogged with snow, and the mountains behind the city loomed high and white against the dark sky.
By then the late autumn snowstorms had clogged the passes in the mountains of eastern Sendaria, and the royal messenger was obliged literally to wade his way across the plains of Algaria.
The garden was clogged with snow, and the pair of intertwined oak trees Ce'Nedra had planted there at the time of her betrothal to Garion were bowed slightly beneath the weight on their limbs.