Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To form a clot or mass.

    coalesce or unite in a mass

  2. (transitive)To cause to clot or form into a mass.

    Klumpen bilden, klumpen

    сгуща́тьsguščátʹ, сгусти́тьsgustítʹ, свёртыватьsvjórtyvatʹ

Examples

18 sentences

  1. There are clots in the blood.

    ruВ крови есть сгустки. — corvard

    deEs sind Klumpen im Blut. — Fingerhut

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  2. Mary brought a bowl of clotted cream.

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  3. The blood vessel was blocked by a clot.

    deDas Blutgefäß war durch ein Gerinnsel verstopft. — brauchinet

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  4. Scones are often served with clotted cream and jam.

    deBritisches Teegebäck wird oft mit Streichrahm und Marmelade gereicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. The tea was served with scones, clotted cream and jam.

    deZum Tee gab es Gebäck, Streichrahm und Marmelade. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to cause to clot:
to form into a clot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to form into a clot:

Origin

From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott

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.

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Forms

clots, clotting, clotted, clotted
Base formclot · to clot
3rd person singularclots
Present participleclotting
Past simpleclotted
Past participleclotted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclot
he, she, itclots

Past simpleLesson

all personsclotted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clotted
he, she, ithas clotted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill clot

Synonyms

5 synonyms
coagulatecongeal
Close in meaning
  • change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state:coagulate
  • cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state:coagulate
  • coalesce or unite in a mass:clog
  • turn into curds:curdleclabber

Word family

5 related words
Relatedclotting
Derivedclottabilityclottableclotting factorclottish

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
closingclosureB2clothA1clotheclothesA1clothesline
clot — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto