clog up
clog up · clogs up · clogged up · clogging up
To block something completely and physicallyTo block something completely and physically.
» If the drain clogs up, use this.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To block something completely and physically.
The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.
More definitions
- become or cause to become obstructed
Examples
8 sentencesIf the drain clogs up, use this.
The trash chute got clogged up.
The trunk roads are clogged up with lorries.
deDie Fernstraßen sind durch Lkws überlastet. — al_ex_an_der
There's a big fatberg clogging up the sewer.
The piping is clogged up because of the limestone.
Forms
clogs up, clogging up, clogged up, clogged up| Base form | clog up · to clog up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clogs up |
| Present participle | clogging up |
| Past simple | clogged up |
| Past participle | clogged up |
irregular
Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb