clogging
Definition
- Adjective:
- Impeding movement or flow: Describes something that causes obstruction, blockage, or hindrance to free passage or circulation.
- Causing congestion: Refers to something that results in a crowded or jammed condition, preventing smooth operation or progress.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The clogging traffic made me late for work. (The obstructing traffic caused a delay.)
- Avoid pouring grease down the sink to prevent clogging pipes. (This prevents causing a blockage in the pipes.)
- The clogging effect of the dust filter required frequent cleaning. (The obstructing effect hindered airflow.)
Advanced Usage
- "clogging dance": A specific style of percussive folk dance where the dancer's footwear is used to create rhythmic sounds, often on a wooden floor. While this is a compound noun, the adjective form describes the nature of the dance.
- They performed a lively clogging routine at the festival.
- Used in technical/mechanical contexts to describe components or conditions that cause a system to fail or slow down due to obstruction.
- The clogging mechanism in the printer was due to dried ink.
Variants and Related Words
- Clog (verb/noun): To block or become blocked; a type of shoe or an obstruction.
- Leaves can clog the gutter. (verb)
- He wore traditional wooden clogs. (noun)
- Clogged (adjective): Having become blocked or obstructed.
- The clogged drain needs to be cleared.
Synonyms
- Obstructing: Blocking a passage or path.
- Blocking: Creating an obstacle that prevents movement.
- Congesting: Causing overcrowding or accumulation that impedes flow.
- Impeding: Slowing down or hindering progress.
Antonyms
- Clearing: Making free from obstruction.
- Facilitating: Making an action or process easier.
- Freeing: Releasing from a blockage or restraint.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To clog up" (phrasal verb): To become or cause to become blocked or jammed.
- The fallen leaves clogged up the storm drain.
- While not a standalone idiom, the concept is central to phrases like "clog the works," meaning to cause a system to stop functioning properly.
- One faulty component can clog the works of the entire assembly line.
Adjective
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preventing movement
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the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street
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