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clog up

The leaves clog up the storm drain every autumn.

Definition

Verb (transitive and intransitive): * To become blocked or to cause something to become blocked, preventing normal flow or movement. It implies a gradual accumulation of material that creates an obstruction.

Usage

The verb "clog up" is used to describe a situation where a passage, pipe, channel, or system becomes blocked. It often describes a process where things accumulate over time. * It can be used transitively (with a direct object): "Something clogs up something else." * It can be used intransitively (without a direct object): "Something clogs up."

Examples
  • Transitive use:
    • Hair and soap scum can clog up the shower drain.
    • Too many background processes clog up the computer's memory.
  • Intransitive use:
    • The filter clogged up and had to be replaced.
    • Traffic clogs up every day during rush hour.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be/get clogged up": The passive/participial adjective form is very common to describe the state of being blocked.
    • The arteries were clogged up with fatty deposits.
    • My nose is completely clogged up from this cold.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clog (verb): A simpler form with the same core meaning. "Clog up" is often used for emphasis.
    • Leaves clog the gutter. / Leaves clog up the gutter.
  • Clog (noun): A type of shoe or a blockage itself.
    • A clog in the pipe caused the flood.
Synonyms
  • Block (up): To completely stop movement through.
  • Choke (up): To block, often implying constriction.
  • Congest: To cause excessive accumulation, especially in traffic or bodily passages.
  • Jam (up): To become stuck or cause to become stuck, often tightly.
  • Obstruct: To block or get in the way of.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Back up: For pipes and drains, this has a very similar meaning to "clog up," describing the result of a blockage where fluid cannot flow forward.
    • The sewer backed up because the main line was clogged up.
Related Idioms
  • (Like) water off a duck's back: This idiom describes something having no effect, which is the opposite result of something that "clogs up." A surface that doesn't "clog up" allows things to flow away easily.
    • Criticism is like water off a duck's back to him; it never sticks or clogs up his confidence.
clog up

The leaves clog up the storm drain every autumn.

Verb
  1. become or cause to become obstructed
    • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
    • The water pipe is backed up

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