Synonyms of the word

clog

• n. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
• n. A blockage.
• n. (Britain, colloquial) A shoe of any type.
• n. A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
• n. That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
• v. To block or slow passage through (often with 'up).
• v. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
• v. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.

block

• n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• n. A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
• n. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
• n. A residential building consisting of flats.
• n. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
• n. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
• n. (slang) The human head.
• n. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
• n. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
• n. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.
• n. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
• n. (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
• n. (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
• n. (rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for…
• n. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present…
• n. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).
• n. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball,…
• n. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum…
• n. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s…
• n. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
• n. A section of split logs used as fuel.
• n. (Britain) Solitary confinement.
• n. A cellblock.
• n. (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
• n. (printing, dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
• n. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
• n. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
• n. (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
• n. (cricket) A blockhole.
• n. (cricket) The popping crease.
• n. Misspelling of bloc.
• v. (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
• v. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
• v. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
• v. (transitive, sports) To impede an opponent.
• v. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
• v. (transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.
• v. (computing, intransitive) To wait.
• v. (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.

choke

• v. (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other…
• v. (transitive) To prevent someone from breathing by strangling or filling the windpipe.
• v. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
• v. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
• v. (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) to reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at…
• v. (intransitive) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially…
• v. To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
• v. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
• v. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
• v. To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
• n. A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
• n. (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
• n. A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
• n. A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
• n. The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
• n. (electronics) choking coil.
• n. A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

clot

• n. A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
• n. A solidified mass of any liquid.
• n. A silly person.
• v. (intransitive) To form into a clot or mass.
• v. (transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

coalesce

• v. (of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
• v. (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.
• v. (engineering) To bond pieces of metal into a continuous whole by liquefying parts of each piece, bringing…

congest

• n. (Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, historical) a farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
• v. To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc…

constipate

• v. To cause constipation in.

constrain

• v. (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.
• v. (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
• v. (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

cumber

• v. (transitive, dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden.

dance

• n. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social…
• n. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
• n. (heraldry) A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center…
• n. A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
• n. (uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
• n. A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.
• v. (intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
• v. (intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
• v. (transitive) To perform the steps to.
• v. (transitive) To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.

encumber

• v. (transitive) to load down something with a burden.
• v. (transitive) to restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
• v. (transitive) to add a legal claim or other obligation.

encumbrance

• n. Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
• n. (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

fill

• v. (transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
• v. (transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
• v. To enter (something), making it full.
• v. (intransitive) To become full.
• v. (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
• v. (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
• v. (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
• v. (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
• v. (transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
• v. (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
• n. (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
• n. An amount that fills a container.
• n. The filling of a container or area.
• n. Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
• n. (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity and exposed by excavation; fill…
• n. An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be…
• n. (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a…
• n. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

footgear

• n. sturdy footwear.

footwear

• n. Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

foul

• adj. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
• adj. (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive.
• adj. Detestable, unpleasant.
• adj. Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
• adj. (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
• adj. (of the weather) Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
• adj. Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
• adj. (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
• adj. (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
• v. (transitive) To make dirty.
• v. (transitive) To besmirch.
• v. (transitive) To clog or obstruct.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
• v. (transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
• v. (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
• v. (intransitive) To become clogged.
• v. (intransitive) To become entangled.
• v. (intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
• v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
• n. (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing…
• n. (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released…
• n. (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

geta

• n. A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.

hinderance

• n. Archaic spelling of hindrance.

hindrance

• n. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
• n. The state or act of hindering something.

hitch

• n. A sudden pull.
• n. Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope . See List of hitch knots…
• n. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
• n. (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
• n. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch.
• n. A period of time. Most often refers to time spent in the military.
• v. (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
• v. (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
• v. (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
• v. (informal, transitive) contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
• v. (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
• v. (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
• v. (Britain) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

impede

• v. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

incumbrance

• n. A burden; a thing that must be carried.
• n. (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

interference

• n. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
• n. (sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
• n. (physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as a distortion on a broadcast…
• n. (US, law) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of…
• n. (chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing…

jam

• n. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used…
• n. (countable) A difficult situation.
• n. (countable) Blockage, congestion.
• n. (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
• n. (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
• n. (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
• n. (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
• n. (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
• n. (climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
• n. (Britain, slang) luck.
• n. (slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
• v. To get something stuck in a confined space.
• v. To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
• v. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
• v. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
• v. (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
• v. (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
• v. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
• v. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
• v. (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
• v. (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.
• n. (dated) A kind of frock for children.
• n. (mining) Alternative form of jamb.

obstruct

• v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
• v. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
• v. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

obturate

• v. To block up or obstruct.

occlude

• v. To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).

overload

• v. (transitive) to load excessively.
• v. (transitive) to provide too much power to a circuit.
• v. (transitive, object-oriented programming) to create different functions for the same name, to be used…
• v. (intransitive) to fail due to excessive load.
• n. An excessive load.
• n. The damage done, or the outage caused by such a load.
• n. (computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.

patten

• n. Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs.
• n. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A stilt.
• n. Alternative form of paten.

preventative

• adj. Alternative form of preventive.
• n. Alternative form of preventive.

preventive

• adj. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• adj. Carried out to deter military aggression.
• adj. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
• adj. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
• n. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
• n. (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
• n. A contraceptive, especially a condom.

restrain

• v. (transitive) To control or keep in check.
• v. (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
• v. (transitive) To restrict or limit.

sabot

• n. A wooden shoe.
• n. A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision…

slow

• adj. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding…
• adj. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
• adj. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
• adj. Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
• adj. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
• adj. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
• adj. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
• v. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
• v. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
• v. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
• n. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
• n. (music) A slow song.
• adv. Slowly.